Wiremu Heke | |
Birth Name: | Wiremu Rika Heke |
Birth Date: | 3 October 1894 |
Birth Place: | Mangakahia, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
Position: | Loose forward |
Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
Weight: | 90kg (200lb) |
Repteam1: | New Zealand Māori |
Repyears1: | 1926–28 |
Repyears2: | 1929 |
Repcaps1: | 48 |
Repcaps2: | 3 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Province1: | North Auckland |
Provinceyears1: | 1924–30 |
Provinceapps1: | 17 |
Wiremu Rika Heke (3 October 1894 – 30 November 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Heke represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1929 tour of Australia. He played six matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.[1]
Following the death of Beethoven Algar two days before his own death, Heke briefly held the distinction of being the oldest living All Black.