Ben Couch

Manuera Benjamin Riwai Couch or, as he was generally known, Ben Couch (27 June 1925 – 3 June 1996), was a New Zealand politician and rugby union player and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was a member of the All Blacks and the New Zealand Māori rugby union team in the 1940s.

Read more about Ben Couch:  Early Life, Rugby Union, Political Career, Death

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