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Rugby player
Jock Richardson
Richardson in 1924
Birth nameJohnstone Richardson
Date of birth(1899-04-02)2 April 1899
Place of birthDunedin, New Zealand
Date of death28 October 1994(1994-10-28) (aged 95)
Place of deathNowra, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1920–22 Otago 14 ()
1923–26 Southland 15 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1921–25 New Zealand 7 (3)

Johnstone "Jock" Richardson (2 April 1899 – 28 October 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Richardson represented Otago and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1921 to 1925. He played 42 matches for the All Blacks, 16 of them as captain, including seven internationals.

Following the death of Wiremu Heke in 1989, Richardson was the oldest living All Black.

Johnstone Richardson passport application (1924)

References

  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Jock Richardson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
Records
Preceded byWiremu Heke Oldest living All Black
30 November 1989 – 28 October 1994
Succeeded byPhillippe Cabot


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