Mr Ross Cooper, of Waihi, KSM for services to rugby
Mr Ross Cooper played for Wairarapa-Bush, Centurions, and the Thames Valley Rugby Union, serving as Captain. He won two National titles with Thames Valley. He has been a Senior Coach for Counties Manukau and the Chiefs Super Rugby Team. He was an All Blacks Selector and Assistant Coach and New Zealand Rugby Resource Coach. He is President of the Thames Valley Rugby Union Board of Management. He has been a key driver behind the development of women’s rugby in Thames Valley. Mr Cooper is the Thames Valley reporter of the Grassroots and Mainfreight Rugby television programmes.