Archie Strang (rugby union)
William Archibald Strang was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth and halfback, Strang represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1928 to 1931. He played 17 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals, and captained the side in his final Test match, against Australia in 1931.
Strang served with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II. He later served on the South Canterbury Rugby Union, and as selector–coach for the Tauranga sub-union. He died in Tauranga on 13 February 1989, and his ashes were buried at Pyes Pa Cemetery.
