Jackie Blake

Jackie Blake

Full name	John Muldoon Blake
Date of birth	(1902-06-21)21 June 1902
Place of birth	Hastings, New Zealand
Date of death	11 May 1988(1988-05-11) (aged 85)
Place of death	Hastings, New Zealand
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
School	St Patrick's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Hawke's Bay () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1925–26 New Zealand

John Muldoon Blake (21 June 1902 — 11 May 1988) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.

Born in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, Blake boarded at St Patrick's College and while still a schoolboy appeared for New Zealand Maori against the touring 1921 Springboks.[1]

Blake was a centre three-quarter in the Hawke's Bay side of the 1920s that successfully defended the Ranfurly Shield over five years, forming a midfield partnership with Bert Cooke. He managed 22 tries in Ranfurly Shield matches for Hawke's Bay, including a hat-trick to defeat Otago in 1925.[2]

An All Black in 1925 and 1926, Blake made a total of 13 uncapped appearances, scoring five tries. He featured in tours of Australia both years, playing "international" matches against New South Wales.[3]

See also

• List of New Zealand national rugby union players

References

1. "July 9 - 1927 The Battle of Solway". www.rugbymuseum.co.nz.
2. "Rugby: Both sides have had their time in the wilderness". Otago Daily Times. 30 August 2013.
3. "Jackie Blake #303". stats.allblacks.com.

External links

• Jackie Blake at ESPNscrum