Richard "Red" Conway — who famously had a finger amputated so he could tour with the All Blacks — has died aged 87.
Conway, who played provincial rugby for Otago (29 games) and Bay of Plenty (72), took the drastic step of having a badly broken finger cut off so he could go on the All Blacks 1960 tour of South Africa.
His death notice said he "passed away peacefully" with "loving family at his side" in Whakatane on Wednesday.
Conway played 25 matches for the All Blacks between 1959 and 1965, including 10 tests.
