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| ru_nationalyears = 1976–81 | ru_nationalcaps = 17 | ru_nationalpoints = (4) | allblackid = 677 | allblackno = 750 | ru_province = Southland Otago Manawatu | ru_provinceyears = 1969–77 1978–79 1980–83 | ru_provincecaps = 64 8 54 | ru_provincepoints = | ru_coachyears = 1993–94 1995–96 1998–99 1996–99 2001 | ru_coachclubs = New Zealand U19 Manawatu Central Vikings | occupation = | spouse = | children = | relatives = Anton Oliver (son) Mark Donaldson (brother-in-law) | school = Lawrence District High School | university = }} Francis James "Frank" Oliver (24 December 1948 – 16 March 2014) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He captained the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in four matches. ==Biography== Born in Dunedin and educated at Lawrence District High School, Oliver made his provincial rugby debut for Southland in 1969. He later also played for Otago and Manawatu, playing a total of 213 first-class games. Oliver played in the forwards as a lock and appeared in 43 matches for the All Blacks — 17 of them full test appearances — between 1976 and 1981, captaining the team in four matches. After retiring as a player in 1983, Oliver coached the Manawatu provincial team from 1995 to 1997 and the short-lived Central Vikings merged team from 1998 to 1999. In Super Rugby he coached the (1996–99) and the (2001).〔 Oliver's son Anton followed in his father's footsteps, representing both Otago and New Zealand, and being All Blacks' captain. They are the first — and so far only — father-and-son combination to have captained the national side. Outside of rugby, Oliver worked in forestry, and was running a sawmill business up until his death in 2014.〔 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「Frank Oliver (rugby union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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