Jock Blackwood Explained

Jock Blackwood
Birth Name:John Garven Blackwood[1]
Birth Date:26 August 1899
Birth Place:Mona Vale, New South Wales
Death Date:c. 1979
Ru Position:hooker
Amatteam1:Eastern Suburbs RUFC
Repyears1:1922–28
Repteam1:Wallabies
Repcaps1:21
Reppoints1:0

John Garven Blackwood (26 August 1899 – c. 1979) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Blackwood, a hooker, was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales and claimed a total of 21 international rugby caps for Australia. He was inducted into the Australian Rugby Union's Hall of Fame in 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of Jock Blackwood. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.