Jack Best (rugby union)
Appearance
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Birth name | John Jeffries Best | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 March 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Blenheim, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 May 1994 | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Blenheim, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Patrick's College, Silverstream | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Farmer[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Jeffries Best (19 March 1914 – 25 May 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Best represented Marlborough, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1935–36 tour of the British Isles and Canada but broke his collarbone in his first game and only played in six matches on the tour, and did not appear in any of the test matches.[2]
Best died in Blenheim on 25 May 1994,[2] and was buried at Fairhall Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cemeteries record search". Marlborough District Council. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Jack Best". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1994 deaths
- Rugby union players from Blenheim, New Zealand
- People educated at St Patrick's College, Silverstream
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Marlborough rugby union players
- Waikato rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Burials at Fairhall Cemetery
- New Zealand rugby union biography stubs