Brian Lochore

Sir Brian James Lochore ONZ KNZM OBE (3 September 1940 – 3 August 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He captained the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. He played at number 8 and lock, as well as captaining the side 46 times (18 of those tests).

Sir Brian Lochore
ONZ KNZM OBE

Lochore in 1963
Full name	Brian James Lochore
Date of birth	(1940-09-03)3 September 1940
Place of birth	Masterton, New Zealand
Date of death	3 August 2019(2019-08-03) (aged 78)
Place of death	Masterton, New Zealand
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	Wairarapa College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1959–70 Masterton () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1959–70 Wairarapa () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1964–71 New Zealand 25 (21) Teams coached Years Team 1966–67, 75–78 1980–82 1985–87 Masterton Wairarapa Bush New Zealand

In 1999, Lochore was added into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.

Lochore died of bowel cancer in Masterton, New Zealand on 3 August 2019 at the age of 78.