Jack McLeod (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John McLeod | |||||
| Nickname | Jack | |||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | second-row, loose forward | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Unknown (TRL) | ||||||
| Manukau | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Taranaki | ||||||
| Auckland | ||||||
| 1937–1938 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | New Zealand Māori | |||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Jack McLeod is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country.
Playing career
McLeod played for Taranaki and Auckland.
While at the Manukau club, McLeod was selected for the New Zealand Kiwis in 1937, playing against Australia.[2] He toured Australia with New Zealand in 1938 however no test matches were played on the tour.
Four days after the 1937 test, McLeod was part of the New Zealand Māori side that defeated Australia 16-5.[3]
Legacy
In 2008 he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century.[4]
References
- ↑ Jack McLeod rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ McLEOD, John - 1937 - 38 nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2. ISBN 1-86969-331-0.
- ↑ "Dream team of century is named". Taranaki Daily News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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