John Herbert Geddes (9 January 1907 — 16 August 1990) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | John Herbert Geddes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 January 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 August 1990 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geddes was born in Invercargill and educated at Southland Boys' High School.[2]
Possessing considerable pace, Geddes won an Otago sprint title and had a personal best in the 100 yards of 10 seconds even, making him well suited to playing wing three-quarter, although he was often let down by his ball handling.[2]
Geddes, a consistent try-scorer with Southland, won All Blacks selection for the 1929 tour of Australia.[3] He gained his only All Blacks cap in the first Test against the Wallabies in Sydney, with Hawke's Bay winger Bert Grenside preferred for the remaining internationals. He scored seven tries across the tour, including a hat-trick against Newcastle. There were suggestions of nepotism with his selection for the tour, as his father Arthur served on the selection panel.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "All Blacks Here This Week". Daily Standard. 16 July 1929. p. 9 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c "Bert Geddes #369". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ "All Black Honoured". Southland Times. 19 June 1929.
External links
edit- Bert Geddes at ESPNscrum