Ian Uttley

Ian Neill Uttley (3 December 1941 – 15 September 2015) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A centre three-quarter, Uttley represented Wellington, Auckland, and Hawke's Bay at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in two matches in Auckland in May 1963, both of them Tests against the touring England team.[1] He was known as the "Grey Ghost".[2]

Ian Uttley

Birth name	Ian Neill Uttley
Date of birth	3 December 1941
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of death	15 September 2015 (aged 73)
Place of death	near Te Pohue, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
School	Wellington College
University	Victoria University of Wellington
Notable relative(s)	Kenneth Uttley (father)
Spouse	Christine Uttley ​ ​ (m. 1965⁠–⁠2015)​
Children	Four
Occupation(s)	Oil company executive
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre All Black No. 634 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1961–65, 68 1966 1967 Wellington Auckland Hawke's Bay () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1963 New Zealand 2 (0)

His father, Kenneth Uttley, represented Otago and New Zealand Universities in rugby union, and also played first-class cricket for Otago and Wellington.[1]

Uttley and his wife Christine died on 15 September 2015, when their vehicle went off the side of State Highway 5 near Te Pohue, overcorrected, and crossed into the path of a logging truck.[3] Police suspect a third vehicle may have been involved.[4]

References

1. OldBoys-University Rugby Club. "Ian Uttley". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
2. "Former All Black killed in double fatal collision". Stuff (Fairfax). 17 September 2015.
3. Ryan, Sophie (17 September 2015). "Former All Black Ian Uttley and wife killed in head-on crash with logging truck". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
4. O'Sullivan, Patrick (16 September 2015). "Grandparents die after logging truck collision". Hawke's Bay Today. Retrieved 17 September 2015.