Jack Best (rugby union)

Jack Best

Full name	John Jeffries Best
Date of birth	19 March 1914
Place of birth	Blenheim, New Zealand
Date of death	25 May 1994 (aged 80)
Place of death	Blenheim, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
School	St Patrick's College, Silverstream
Occupation(s)	Farmer[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Loose forward
New Zealand No.	410
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1938–39	Marlborough Waikato Bay of Plenty
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1935–36	New Zealand	(0)	(0)

John Jeffries "Jack" Best (19 March 1914 – 25 May 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Best represented Marlborough, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1935–36 tour of the British Isles and Canada but broke his collarbone in his first game and only played in six matches on the tour, and did not appear in any of the test matches.^[2]

Best died in Blenheim on 25 May 1994,^[2] and was buried at Fairhall Cemetery.^[1]

References

1. "Cemeteries record search". Marlborough District Council. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
2. Knight, Lindsay. "Jack Best". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 March 2016.