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Funeral details confirmed for former New Zealand international Arthur Leong

posted in: All Whites, Events, News |

A funeral service for former New Zealand international Arthur Leong will be held in Hamilton on Saturday September 9, 2023. Leong, who died on August 30, was 92 and believed to be the oldest living All White. A funeral service … Read More

Vale: Waikato football loses Arthur Leong, pioneering coach and All White

posted in: All Whites, News, Obituary |

Waikato football has lost one of its pioneering giants with the death of Arthur Leong, the former Chatham Cup-winning player-coach of Technical Old Boys (Hamilton) and All White. Leong was 92, and had possibly been New Zealand’s oldest living All … Read More

Meet Arthur Leong, believed to be our oldest living New Zealand international

posted in: Heritage, News, Recognition |

By Bruce Holloway The “Technical Old Boys “name has pretty much disappeared from New Zealand’s football landscape these days. But 60 years ago, in 1962, this tiny Hamilton club was the talk of the code – and certainly talk of … Read More