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Bernard Joseph Wood (9 December 1939 – 28 April 2013) was a New Zealand rugby league administrator and sports historian. ==Biography== Wood was born in Greymouth in 1939 and was educated at Marist Brothers Boys' School there. He was a member of the New Zealand Schoolboys rugby league team in 1954. After moving to Wellington, Wood served for 24 years as secretary–treasurer or chairman of the Wellington Rugby League He was deputy chairman of the New Zealand Rugby League in 1992.〔 Wood was an historian of rugby league and harness racing in New Zealand, writing several books on the subjects.〔 He edited the ''New Zealand Rugby League Annual'' from 1977 to 2002. In the 2000 New Year Honours, Wood was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport.〔(New Year Honours LIst 2000 ). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 9 May 2013.〕 In 2008 he was made a life member of the New Zealand Rugby League. Wood died of cancer at his home in the Porirua suburb of Whitby in 2013, and was buried at Whenua Tapu Cemetery, Pukerua Bay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernie Wood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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