Date of birth | 9 August 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 July 1979 71) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | King Edward Technical College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Butcher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Hore (9 August 1907 – 7 July 1979) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker and prop, Hore represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks from 1928 to 1936. [1] He played 45 matches for the All Blacks including 10 internationals. During World War II Hore served as a warrant officer with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) in the Middle East, and after the end of the war was a selector of the 2nd NZEF "Kiwis" army team that toured Britain. [2]
He was selected by the editors of the 1935 Rugby Almanac of New Zealand as one of their 5 players of the year in 1934.
Hore died in Dunedin in 1979 and his ashes were buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery. [3]
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