Jack Goddard Explained

Jack Goddard
Birth Name:John Wood Goddard
Birth Date:31 January 1920
Birth Place:Timaru, New Zealand
Death Place:Timaru, New Zealand
Ru Position:Fullback
Height:1.750NaN0
Weight:70kg (150lb)
Repyears1:1949
Repcaps1:0
Reppoints1:0
Ru Provinceyears1:1941, 1944–51
Ru Provinceapps1:53
Relatives:Morrie Goddard (brother)
School:Timaru Boys' High School

John Wood Goddard (31 January 1920 – 22 October 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Goddard represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1949 tour of South Africa. He played eight matches for the All Blacks on that tour but, as the number two fullback behind Bob Scott, he did not appear in any of the Test matches.[1]

Goddard died at Timaru on 22 October 1996,[1] and was buried at Timaru Cemetery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Goddard . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 31 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Cemetery search . Timaru District Council . 31 January 2016.