John Lasher

John Lasher

Personal information
Full name	John Dufty Lasher
Born	15 November 1932 New Zealand
Died	17 June 2015 (aged 82) New Zealand
Playing information
Position	hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Richmond
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1956–1964	Auckland
1956	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0

John Dufty Lasher (15 November 1932 – 17 June 2015) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country.

Playing career

Lasher played for Richmond and represented Auckland.

In 1956 he was part of the New Zealand Kiwis tour of Australia, but he did not play in any of the test matches.^[1]

Lasher was part of the Auckland side that defeated Great Britain 46-13 on 13 August at Carlaw Park. This was the first televised rugby league match in New Zealand as one hour of edited highlights were shown on AKTV2 that night and other regional channels showed the highlights the following week.^[2][3]

Later years

Lasher also was a sailor and was an international helmsman.

In 2013 he was named in Richmond’s team of the century. He died on 17 June 2015.^[1]

References

1. "A time to remember...". New Zealand Warriors. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
2. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.