Roger Urbahn

{{short description|New Zealand rugby union player, cricketer, and sports journalist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Roger Urbahn | honorific-suffix = | image = | caption = | birth_name = Roger James Urbahn | birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|07|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ōpunake, New Zealand | death_place = New Plymouth, New Zealand | death_date = {{Death date and age|1984|11|27|1934|07|31|df=yes}} | position = Halfback | height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|61|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | repteam1 = {{nrut|New Zealand}} | repyears1 = 1959–60 | repcaps1 = 3 | reppoints1 = 3 | province1 = {{Rut|Taranaki}} | provinceyears1 = 1955–66 | provinceapps1 = | provincepoints1 = | occupation = School teacher, journalist | school = Stratford Technical High School | university = Ardmore Teachers' Training College }}

'''Roger James Urbahn''' (31 July 1934 – 27 November 1984) was a New Zealand rugby union player, cricketer, and sports journalist.

A halfback, Urbahn played representative rugby for {{Rut|Taranaki}} at a provincial level between 1955 and 1966. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1959 and 1960, playing 15 matches including three internationals. In all he scored three tries for the All Blacks.<ref name="AB profile">{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=910 |title = Roger Urbahn | last = Luxford | first = Bob | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 14 February 2016}}</ref> An all-round sportsman, Urbahn also played Hawke Cup cricket for Taranaki.<ref name="AB profile"/><ref>{{CricketArchive | id=227291 | name=Roger Urbahn}}</ref> He trained as a school teacher at Ardmore Teachers' Training College and worked in that profession until 1962, when he became a journalist, rising to become sports editor of the ''Taranaki Daily News''. Urbahn died in New Plymouth on 27 November 1984.<ref name="AB profile"/>

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