Alistair Ian Scown (born 21 October 1948) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He has five caps as an All Black. All his test appearances were in 1972.[1] Scown is known for being a player involved in what has been described as "the greatest try of them all"[2] in a match between Barbarian FC and the All Blacks in 1973.[2]

Scown's daughter Sonia has represented New Zealand in rowing, and won bronze at the 2001 World Rowing Championships. Scown's son-in-law is Rob Waddell, who won a rowing gold at the 2000 Olympics.[3]

Scown's son Hayden is an accomplished rugby player, having played at Provincial level for Waikato, and age group New Zealand level.

Scown's youngest daughter, Amanda Merrington, is a real estate agent living in Cambridge.

References

  1. ^ "Alistair Scown New Zealand". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Gallagher, Brendan (4 December 2009). "Barbarians v New Zealand '73 – the greatest try of them all". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ^ Wilson, Lib (18 September 2013). "Waddell's in-laws living Cup challenge". Waikato Times. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Scown
No tags for this post.