- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Eddie Stokes". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
| Birth name | Edward James Taite Stokes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 June 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Mount Maunganui College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward James Taite Stokes (born 26 June 1950) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A centre, Stokes represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on the 1976 tour of South America. He played in five matches on that tour, including the game against Uruguay for which international caps were not awarded.[1]