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Saint Conway of Whakatane
All Black 1959 - 1965
 Red Conway, yep, the
same fellow that features in that Steinlager ad. Isn’t it
interesting that the other chap in that series of ads - Buck
Shelford was born and bred in the Bay territory of Rotorua.
Obviously all the other unions are soft and we need more Bay players
in the All Blacks.
A small chap (1.75m,
86kg) with a will and determination that well exceeded his build he
first started out in rugby as a hooker but then shifted to the flank
and went on to play 10 tests and 25 games for the All Blacks. He
also played softball – where he was a catcher and during one of
these games he broke a finger and rather than miss the upcoming tour
of South Africa he had it amputated. Conway also captained the Bay
from 1962 to 1968, a true legend of BOP rugby.
Read more about Red at
the Rugby Museum
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