About Graham Mourie
Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie (born 8 September 1952) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach. A flanker, he is considered one of the great All Black captains, leading the team in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was first selected for the All Blacks in 1976, captaining a second-string New Zealand team that toured South America. He was selected again for the All Blacks against the touring British Lions in 1977, and captained the side in France later that year, replacing Tane Norton as captain. He was later coach of the Hurricanes. Mourie's first taste of first-class coaching was with Wellington before he took over from Frank Oliver as head coach of the Hurricanes in 2000. He was also instrumental in setting up the Coastal rugby club in 1995 and became its first coach.
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