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Vic Cavanagh (sportsman)

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In 1929 Old Vic developed the 'loose scrum' technique to help lighter student forwards win ball in broken play. The new-look 3-4-1 scrum shape revolutionised forward play, and, with the refinements to what became known as "the Southern style" by Young Vic, led to the dominance of Otago in provincial
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of 24.44, and was named as a member of the national squad, although he never made an international appearance. In rugby, he played only seven games as wing forward for Otago in 1931 before injury ended his career. In 1934 he followed in his father's footsteps by becoming coach of Southern's senior
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from 1950. He oversaw the merger of the two papers and the formation of the new Allied Press company in 1974, becoming the first head of the new company until his retirement in 1976.
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rugby in the years prior to World War II. The two Cavanaghs were appointed co-coaches of Otago in 1936, and Otago held the country's major provincial trophy, the
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for much of the following 14 years. In 1949, Otago provided eleven members of the national side to tour
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This biographical article relating to New Zealand rugby union, about a person born in the 1900s, is a
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This biographical article related to a New Zealand cricket person born in the 1900s is a
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as a middle-order batsman, scoring nearly 1,300 runs in 27 first-class matches at a
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for the Southern club in Dunedin, and also a cricketer for
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and risen to be General Manager of its major rival, the
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The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
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Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
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rugby union
Caversham
Dunedin
"Old Vic" Cavanagh
rugby union
hooker
Otago Boys' High School
Otago Daily Times
Evening Star
Otago cricket team
batting average
Ranfurly Shield
South Africa
The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
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978 1 905138 98 2
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Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
Vic Cavanagh
Victor Cavanagh
CricInfo
Biography of the two Vic Cavanaghs
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography article
Cricinfo: Victor Cavanagh
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