John Lasher

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

John Lasher
Personal information
Full nameJohn Dufty Lasher
Born(1932-11-15)15 November 1932
New Zealand
Died17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 82)
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionHooker
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

Playing career

Lasher played for Richmond and represented Auckland.

In 1956 he was part of the New Zealand national rugby league team 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]

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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.
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