Jock McKenzie (rugby union)

Jock McKenzie
Cartoon of a rugby player kicking a ball
A caricature of McKenzie from 1909
Birth name Richard John McKenzie
Date of birth (1892-03-15)15 March 1892
Place of birth Lyttelton, New Zealand
Date of death 25 September 1968(1968-09-25) (aged 76)
Place of death Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
School St. Patrick's College, Wellington[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
  • 1909–13
  • 1914
  • 1912–14[2]
24
2
3
()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1913–14 New Zealand 20 (57)

Richard John McKenzie (15 March 1892 25 September 1968), known as Jock, was a rugby union footballer who played for the New Zealand national team, commonly called the All Blacks. He mostly played at second five-eighth, and made 20 appearances for New Zealand between 1913 and 1914. He played most of his provincial rugby for Wellington, but played two matches for Auckland in 1914 before the outbreak of the First World War.[1] Most New Zealand rugby, including international matches, were suspended for the duration of the war.[3] McKenzie was wounded during the war, and this forced him to retire from playing.[1]

Citations

Sources

  • Knight, Lindsay. "Jock McKenzie". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  • McCarthy, Winston (1968). Haka! The All Blacks Story. London: Pelham Books.
  • Swan, Arthur C.; Jackson, Gordon F. W. (1952). Wellington's Rugby History 1870 – 1950. Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed.


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