Maurice Walter "Morrie" Church QSM (4 October 1922 – 4 January 1981) was a New Zealand rugby league coach who coached New Zealand.
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| Full name | Maurice Walter Church | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1922 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 January 1981 (aged 58) Porirua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family edit
Morrie was married to Joy Church (née Bracefield). They had six children Barry, Irene, David, Allan, Graham and Stephen.
Playing career edit
Church coached Miramar in the Wellington Rugby League competition and in 1970 coached the New Zealand Kiwis for three matches.[1]
In the 1979 New Year Honours, Church was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[2] He died in Porirua on 4 January 1981.[3]
References edit
- ^ Wellington Grand Final Programme 2003 Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 12 September 2003
- ^ "No. 47725". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 30 December 1978. p. 41.
- ^ Corlett, Ailsa (30 March 2015). "Maurice Walter Church". McGraw Clark Families. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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