Murray Mexted
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other Murray Graham Mexted Template:Post-nominals (born 5 September 1953) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played 34 consecutive tests for the All Blacks from 1979 to 1985. He also played 38 non-test games including 7 as captain. During his time with the All Blacks, he wore the number eight jersey and was considered an excellent ball winner and an effective defender.
In 1986, his biography, Pieces of Eight, was published, and he married Miss Universe Lorraine Downes. The couple separated in 1999. In recent years Template:When?, he has retained a high profile as a television colour commentator. Mexted's father, Graham Mexted, was also a New Zealand rugby union international who won one full cap in 1950.[1] Prior to his rugby career, Mexted worked at his family's car dealership.[2][3]
In the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours, Mexted was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby.[4]
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- Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit