Gary Seear

Gary Seear

Born	Gary Alan Seear (1952-02-19)19 February 1952 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	8 February 2018(2018-02-08) (aged 65) Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
School	Bayfield High School
Occupation	Property sales consultant
Rugby union career
Position Number eight Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1971–1982 Otago 119 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1972 New Zealand Colts 1 1973–74 New Zealand Juniors 12 1976–79 New Zealand 12 (11)

Gary Alan Seear (19 February 1952 – 8 February 2018) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A number eight later in his career, Seear made his debut for Otago as a 19-year-old as a lock. He captained the 1974 Junior All Blacks. Seear toured South Africa with the 1976 All Blacks but did not make an appearance until the following year where he played at number eight in two tests in France. He made further appearances in the 1978 home series against the Wallabies, the 1979 French tourists side, four more internationals in Britain and the sole test in Australia in 1979. He played in Italy for the Fracasso San Dona club during the 1979 season. He later worked as a commercial property sales consultant for worldwide real estate firm Colliers International in Christchurch.