Jack Stohr Explained

Jack Stohr
Birth Name:Leonard Stohr
Birth Date:13 November 1889
Birth Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Death Place:Johannesburg, South Africa
Ru Position:Three-quarter
Ru Nationalyears:1910–1913
Ru Nationalcaps:3
Ru Nationalpoints:(6)
Ru Provinceyears:1908–1914

Leonard "Jack" Stohr (13 November 1889 – 25 July 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A three-quarter, Stohr represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1910 and 1913. He played 15 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. Stohr served in the New Zealand Medical Corps during World War I, during which he was also involved with Services rugby in Britain. Following the war, he was a member of the New Zealand Army team that won the King's Cup in 1919 against other British Empire teams, and then toured South Africa.[1] He returned to New Zealand in 1919, but moved to South Africa the following year, and lived there for the rest of his life.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Stohr . Luxford . Bob . New Zealand Rugby Union . 27 November 2021.
  2. News: Personal . 1 May 1920 . Taranaki Herald . 2 . 68 . 16728 . 27 November 2021.