Jack Sullivan (rugby union)
Full name | John Lorraine Sullivan | ||
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Date of birth | 30 March 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Tahora, New Zealand | ||
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Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | ||
Occupation(s) | Oil company executive | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Wing, centre, second five-eighth | ||
New Zealand No. | 428 | ||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1934–40 | Taranaki | 44 | |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1936–38 | New Zealand | 6 | (9) |
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
1958 1960 |
Taranaki New Zealand under-23 New Zealand |
John Lorraine "Jack" Sullivan CBE (30 March 1915 – 9 July 1990) was a New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator. A three-quarter and second five-eighth, Sullivan represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1936 to 1938. He played nine matches for the All Blacks including six internationals.[1]
Following World War II, during which he saw service overseas, Sullivan became a rugby union coach, selector and administrator. He coached the Taranaki team during the late 1940s, the New Zealand under-23 side in 1958, and the All Blacks on their 1960 tour to South Africa. He was also a Taranaki selector, a North Island selector (1952–59) and a national selector (1954–60). Sullivan served on the New Zealand Rugby Union executive from 1962 to 1977, and was chairman between 1969 and 1977.[1]
In the 1978 New Year Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby.[2] He died in Wellington in 1990,[1] and was buried in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth.[3]
References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47420. p. 42. 31 December 1977. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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