Jack Rankin (rugby player)

For the politician, see Jack Rankin.

Jack Rankin
Birth nameJohn George Rankin
Date of birth(1914-02-14)14 February 1914
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
Date of death8 December 1989(1989-12-08) (aged 75)
Place of deathChristchurch, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
SchoolChristchurch Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1933–41 Canterbury 41 ()
1941 Wellington 3 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1936–37 New Zealand 3 (6)

John George Rankin (14 February 1914 – 8 December 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Rankin represented Canterbury and, briefly, Wellington at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1936 and 1937. He played four matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.[1]

During World War II, Rankin served as an officer with the New Zealand forces, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in September 1941.[2] He was a Canterbury selector–coach from 1948 to 1954, and a South Island selector between 1955 and 1957.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Jack Rankin". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2015.


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