Jock McKenzie (rugby union)

Jock McKenzie

A caricature of McKenzie from 1909
Full name	Richard John McKenzie
Date of birth	15 March 1892
Place of birth	Lyttelton, New Zealand
Date of death	25 September 1968 (aged 76)
Place of death	Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
School	St. Patrick's College, Wellington[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Second five-eighth
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Petone
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1909–13 1914 1912–14[2]	Wellington Auckland North Island	24 2 3
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1913–14	New Zealand	20	(57)

Richard John McKenzie (15 March 1892—25 September 1968), known as Jock, was a rugby union footballer who played for the New Zealand national team, commonly called the All Blacks. He mostly played at second five-eighth, and made 20 appearances for New Zealand between 1913 and 1914. He played most of his provincial rugby for Wellington, but played two matches for Auckland in 1914 before the outbreak of the First World War.^[1] Most New Zealand rugby, including international matches, were suspended for the duration of the war.^[3] McKenzie was wounded during the war, and this forced him to retire from playing.^[1]

Citations

1. Knight.
2. Swan & Jackson 1952, p. 126.
3. McCarthy 1968, p. 64.

Sources

• Knight, Lindsay. "Jock McKenzie". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
• McCarthy, Winston (1968). Haka! The All Blacks Story. London: Pelham Books.
• Swan, Arthur C.; Jackson, Gordon F. W. (1952). Wellington's Rugby History 1870 – 1950. Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed.