Ken Going
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| Birth name | Kenneth Tautohe Going | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 February 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kawakawa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 August 2008 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Towai, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Church College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Sid Going (brother) Brian Going (brother) Todd Miller (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Tautohe Going (18 February 1942 – 6 August 2008) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A full-back, Going represented North Auckland at a provincial level as well as the New Zealand Māori and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.
Rugby career[edit]
Ken played over 100 games for North Auckland, many alongside his brothers Sid and Brian.[1]
Of Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi descent,[2] Going played 24 matches for New Zealand Māori.[3] [1] His brothers Sid and Brian also played 16 and 23 games respectively for New Zealand Māori.[4] [5]
Ken also represented the North Island in the Interisland match and was an All Black trialist. He was selected, at the age of 32, for the 1974 New Zealand rugby union tour of Ireland, Wales and England. He is officially recorded as All Black number 742. He played three matches for the All Blacks against:
- Combined Irish Universities at Cork, won 10-3, scoring 2 penalty goals
- Leinster at Dublin, won 8-3
- Connacht at Galway, won 25-3, scoring a conversion and a penalty goal. Sid also played in the Connacht match.
Ken Going did not play any internationals, that honour fell to Joe Karam.[3] Sid, All Black number 655, played 29 tests and 57 other matches for the All Blacks.
References[edit]
- ^ a b www.vcsnet.co.nz, VCS Websites (NZ)-Lower Hutt and Wellington. "Kenneth Tautohe Going | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
- ^ "NorthTec — Council Honours Awards". www.northland.ac.nz. NorthTec Tai Tokerau Wānanga. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Ken Going". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ www.vcsnet.co.nz, VCS Websites (NZ)-Lower Hutt and Wellington. "Sidney Milton Going | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
- ^ www.vcsnet.co.nz, VCS Websites (NZ)-Lower Hutt and Wellington. "Brian Lionel Going | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
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