Jack Tuck
Appearance
Birth name | Jack Manson Tuck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 May 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tikokino, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 March 1967 | (aged 59)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Whangaroa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hamilton High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ Waikato RFU. "Jack Tuck". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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- 1907 births
- 1967 deaths
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- People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School
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