Full name | Gregory John Luke Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 June 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St John's College, Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Matthew Cooper (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Fullback | ||
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New Zealand No. | 869 | ||
Provincial / State sides | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1984, 1987 1984–85, 1988–96 1986–87 |
Hawke's Bay Otago Auckland |
23 |
(1520) |
Super Rugby | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1996 | Blues | 3 | () |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1986, 1992 | New Zealand | 7 | (63) |
Gregory John Luke Cooper (born 10 June 1965) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Cooper represented Hawke's Bay, Otago and Auckland at a provincial level and the Blues in Super Rugby. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1986 and 1992, and played seven matches, all of them tests, for the team.