Duncan Hales

Birth nameDuncan Alister Hales

Date of birth(1947-11-22)22 November 1947

Place of birthDannevirke, New Zealand

Date of death8 January 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 76)

Duncan Hales

Hales in 1972
Birth name	Duncan Alister Hales
Date of birth	(1947-11-22)22 November 1947
Place of birth	Dannevirke, New Zealand
Date of death	8 January 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 76)
Place of death	United Kingdom
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
School	Dannevirke High School
University	Lincoln College Palmer College of Chiropractic
Occupation(s)	Chiropractor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1971–73 Canterbury 26 () 1974 Hawke's Bay 1 () 1975–77 Manawatu 37 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1972 New Zealand Universities 1972–73 New Zealand 4 (0)

Duncan Alister Hales (22 November 1947 – 8 January 2024) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A three-quarter, Hales represented Canterbury, Manawatu and, briefly, Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1972 to 1973. He played 27 matches for the All Blacks including four internationals.^[1]

After retiring from rugby, Hales studied in the United States to become a chiropractor. He died in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2024, at the age of 76.^[2]