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Birth Name: | Roderick McCulloch McKenzie |
Birth Date: | 16 September 1909 |
Birth Place: | Rakaia, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Flanker, lock |
Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
Weight: | 95kg (209lb) |
Ru Nationalteam: | |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1934–38 1945 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 9 2 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) (0) |
Ru Province: | Manawhenua |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1930–33 1934–39 |
School: | Feilding Convent School |
Roderick McCulloch McKenzie (16 September 1909 – 24 March 2000) was a New Zealand international rugby union player and a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at flanker and lock.
McKenzie represented Manawhenua.
McKenzie represented at a provincial level.
McKenzie was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1934 to 1938. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks—three of which were as captain— including nine internationals.[1]
During World War II, McKenzie served with the New Zealand Tank Brigade,[2] and played in services rugby matches in the United Kingdom for New Zealand Services and Combined Dominions, and twice turned out for Scotland in services internationals.[1]
In September 2023, the SRU finally upgraded those Services and other international players without a cap to be full capped players. McKenzie was given Scotland cap 1161.[3]
McKenzie died in Auckland on 24 March 2000,[1] and was buried at Kelvin Grove Cemetery in Palmerston North.[4]