Morrie Church

Morrie Church
Personal information
Born New Zealand
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Mirimar (WRL)
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1970 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0
Source: RLP

Maurice Walter "Morrie" Church QSM (4 October 1922 – 4 January 1981) was a New Zealand rugby league coach who coached New Zealand.

Playing career

Church coached Miramar in the Wellington Rugby League competition and in 1970 coached the New Zealand Kiwis for three matches.[1]

Church was awarded a Queen's Service Medal (QSM) in the 1979 New Year Honours.[2] He died in Porirua on 4 January 1981.[3]

References

  1. Wellington Grand Final Programme 2003 rleague.com, 12 September 2003
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47725. p. 41. 30 December 1978. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. Corlett, Ailsa (30 March 2015). "Maurice Walter Church". McGraw Clark Families. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
Preceded by
Lory Blanchard
Coach
New Zealand Kiwis

1970
Succeeded by
Lory Blanchard


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