Jackie Shute

John Lawson "Jackie" Shute OBE CMG (31 January 1901 – 23 November 1988) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Jackie Shute

Birth name	John Lawson Shute[1]
Date of birth	31 January 1901[2][3][4]
Place of birth	Mudgee, New South Wales[5]
Date of death	23 November 1988 (aged 87)
Place of death	Sydney
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing[4] National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1920–22[4] Wallabies 3[4] (6[4])

Shute, a wing, was born near Sydney and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

He was later chairman of the Australian Meat Board.[6] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1959 Birthday Honours[7] and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1970 New Year Honours, for public services.[8]

References

1. "Prominent Footballer's Death". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales. 15 June 1922. p. 10. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
2. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878–1960
3. Australia, Birth Index, 1788–1922
4. "Scrum.com player profile of Jackie Shute". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
5. New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917–1967
6. "Deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
7. "No. 41728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1959. p. 3737.
8. "No. 45000". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1969. p. 36.