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Mike McCool
Birth name	Michael John McCool
Date of birth	15 September 1951
Place of birth	Hastings, New Zealand
Date of death	23 June 2020 (aged 68)
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb)
School	St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1972–78; 1979–83	Hawke's Bay; Wairarapa Bush
International career
Years	Team
1979	New Zealand

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Michael John McCool (15 September 1951 – 23 June 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, McCool attended Kereru School, and then St. Patrick's College, Silverstream, where he was a member of the 1st XV in 1968.^[1]

He represented Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa Bush at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1979. He played two matches for the All Blacks, including one test match against Australia.^[2]

McCool died while working on his family lifestyle property in the Auckland region on 23 June 2020, survived by his wife, Deb, and four of their five children.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Moa Publications. p. 103.
^ Knight, Lindsay. "Mike McCool". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^ "Mike McCool death notice". New Zealand Herald. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
^ Harding, Grant (29 June 2020). "Wai-Bush All Black dies". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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[1] Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Moa Publications. p. 103.

[2] Knight, Lindsay. "Mike McCool". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

[3] "Mike McCool death notice". New Zealand Herald. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[4] Harding, Grant (29 June 2020). "Wai-Bush All Black dies". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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 He represented [[Hawke's Bay Rugby Union|Hawke's Bay]] and [[Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union|Wairarapa Bush]] at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the [[All Blacks]], in 1979. He played two matches for the All Blacks, including one test match against Australia.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=554 |title = Mike McCool | last = Knight | first = Lindsay | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Museum | accessdate = 13 July 2014}}</ref>
-McCool died on 23 June 2020,{{Where|date=June 2020}} survived by his wife, Deb, and four of their five children.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=michael-john-mccool-colonel&pid=196390047 |title=Mike McCool death notice |date=26 June 2020 |work=New Zealand Herald|accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref>
+McCool died while working on his family lifestyle property in the Auckland region on 23 June 2020, survived by his wife, Deb, and four of their five children.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=michael-john-mccool-colonel&pid=196390047 |title=Mike McCool death notice |date=26 June 2020 |work=New Zealand Herald|accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://times-age.co.nz/wai-bush-all-black-dies/ |title=Wai-Bush All Black dies |first=Grant |last=Harding |date=29 June 2020 |work=Wairarapa Times-Age |accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref>
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