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]