John Brake (rugby union, born 1952) explained

John Brake
Birth Name:Leonard John Brake
Birth Date:3 July 1952
Birth Place:Rotorua, New Zealand
Ru Position:First five-eighth
Height:1.7830NaN0
Weight:71kg (157lb)
Repyears1:1976
Repcaps1:0
Reppoints1:0
Ru Province1:Bay of Plenty
Ru Provinceyears1:1973–81
Coachteams1:Bay of Plenty
Coachyears1:1989–91
School:Western Heights High School

Leonard John Brake was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. A first five-eighth, Brake represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1976 tour of South America. He played five matches on that tour, but did not appear in either of the unofficial tests against Argentina. He went on to be the Bay of Plenty selector–coach between 1989 and 1991.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Brake . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 21 December 2014.