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Jack Tuck

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Jack Tuck
Birth nameJack Manson Tuck
Date of birth(1907-05-13)13 May 1907
Place of birthTikokino, New Zealand
Date of death23 March 1967(1967-03-23) (aged 59)
Place of deathWhangaroa, New Zealand
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
SchoolHamilton High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1927–29, 1930 Waikato 14 ()
1929 Wellington 1 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1929 New Zealand 3 (0)

Jack Manson Tuck (13 May 1907 – 23 March 1967) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A utility back, Tuck represented Waikato and briefly Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1929 tour of Australia. On that tour, he played six matches for the All Blacks including all three internationals.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Waikato RFU. "Jack Tuck". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 December 2021.