John Burnett Gardiner (27 October 1902 — 11 April 1961) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | John Burnett Gardiner | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 April 1961 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | George, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Campbell College | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Fred Gardiner (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Belfast, Gardiner was the nephew of Ireland forward Fred Gardiner and attended Campbell College.[1]
Gardiner played with Belfast club North of Ireland and was capped 13 times for Ireland from 1923 to 1925. He was utilised by Ireland as a centre three-quarter, although he was at scrum-half on his debut match.[2]
Emigrating to Southern Rhodesia, Gardiner played some rugby for the British colony and became a cattle rancher.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Former Rugger Star's Death". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 13 April 1961.
- ^ "Irish Team To Play Scotland". Londonderry Sentinel. 13 February 1923.
- ^ "Former Rugby international". Belfast Telegraph. 13 April 1961.
External links
edit- James Gardiner at ESPNscrum