Jack McLeod (rugby league)

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Jack McLeod
Personal information
Full nameJohn McLeod
Born18 March, 1909
Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand
Weight12 st 12 lb (180 lb; 82 kg)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1930–32Star (Taranaki)
Rugby league
Position Second-row, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1933–1936Western Suburbs (TRL)871127
1933Eastern Suburbs (preseason)11003
1937–40 Richmond Rovers 61159063
Total702310193
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1932–35 Taranaki 53009
1934North Island10000
1937–40Auckland Māori50000
1937–39 New Zealand Trial 30000
1937–38 New Zealand 8 (1)40012
1937 New Zealand Māori 21003
1938 Auckland 10000
Source: [1] [2]

Jack McLeod is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. [2]

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Personal life

Jack McLeod was born on March 18, 1909. His parents were William Sutherland McLeod and Ada Rahunga (nee Peters) McLeod. He had several siblings and played with his older brother Jim (James) until his death in 1934. His great grandfather was Wiremu Kingi. [3]

Playing career

McLeod second from right, training with New Zealand at Carlaw Park before they departed for Australia in 1938. New Zealand team training before departing for Australia in 1938.jpg
McLeod second from right, training with New Zealand at Carlaw Park before they departed for Australia in 1938.

McLeod played for Taranaki and Auckland. He was originally a rugby union player for the Star club in Taranaki but switched codes at the end of the 1932 season to join the Taranaki team which played the Marist Old Boys club side from Auckland which featured 6 New Zealand internationals at Pukekura Park. He transferred from Taranaki in 1937 and joined the Richmond Rovers club. While there McLeod was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1937, playing against Australia. [4] Four days after the 1937 test, McLeod was part of the New Zealand Māori side that defeated Australia 16-5. [5] He was surprisingly omitted from the second test team to Play Australia days after the New Zealand Māori win.

He toured Australia with New Zealand in 1938 however no test matches were played on the tour. He played in 7 of the 9 tour matches. The first at hooker against New South Wales, with the remainder in the second row. He then played for New Zealand in their match against Auckland following their return. [6]

Legacy

In 2008 he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Papers Past" . Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ↑ McLEOD, John - 1937 - 38 [ permanent dead link ]nzleague.co.nz
  5. ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 108. ISBN   978-1-86969-331-2.
  6. ↑ "Kiwis Tour 1938". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Dream team of century is named". Taranaki Daily News . 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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