Johnstone Richardson

For the Scottish association footballer, see Jock Richardson.

Jock Richardson

Richardson in 1924
Born	Johnstone Richardson (1899-04-02)2 April 1899 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	28 October 1994(1994-10-28) (aged 95) Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1920–22 Otago 14 1923–26 Southland 15 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1921–25 New Zealand 7 (3)

Johnstone "Jock" Richardson (2 April 1899 – 28 October 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Richardson represented Otago and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1921 to 1925. He played 42 matches for the All Blacks, 16 of them as captain, including seven internationals. ^[1]

Following the death of Wiremu Heke in 1989, Richardson was the oldest living All Black.

Johnstone Richardson passport application (1924)

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Jock Richardson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

Records
Preceded by Wiremu Heke	Oldest living All Black 30 November 1989 – 28 October 1994	Succeeded by Phillippe Cabot