Jack Best (rugby union)
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Full name | John Jeffries Best | ||
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Date of birth | 19 March 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Blenheim, New Zealand | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
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 | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Loose forward | ||
New Zealand No. | 410 | ||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1938–39 |
Marlborough Waikato Bay of Plenty |
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1935–36 | New Zealand | (0) | (0) |
John Jeffries "Jack" 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]
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