Jock McKenzie (rugby union)

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]

Jock McKenzie

A caricature of McKenzie from 1909
Birth name	Richard John McKenzie
Date of birth	(1892-03-15)15 March 1892
Place of birth	Lyttelton, New Zealand
Date of death	25 September 1968(1968-09-25) (aged 76)
Place of death	Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
School	St. Patrick's College, Wellington[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Petone () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1909–13 1914 1912–14[2] Wellington Auckland North Island 24 2 3 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1913–14 New Zealand 20 (57)

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• McCarthy, Winston (1968). Haka! The All Blacks Story. London: Pelham Books.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Swan, Arthur C.; Jackson, Gordon F. W. (1952). Wellington's Rugby History 1870 – 1950. Wellington, New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)