John "Jock" Wells (4 January 1908 — 7 January 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union international.[1]
| Full name | John Wells | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 January 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Onetea, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 January 1994 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Dargaville High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Bank officer | ||||||||||||||||
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Wells was raised at Onetea in the Tangowahine Valley, Northland, attending Dargaville High School.[2]
A flanker, Wells played his early provincial rugby for North Auckland, debuting at age 20. He relocated to the capital on a job transfer in 1933 and started playing for Wellington the next year. In 1936, Wells was capped twice by the All Blacks, for both Tests against the touring Wallabies. He captained Wellington's Athletic club to the 1936 and 1937 Jubilee Cup titles.[3]
Wells served as president of the Wellington Rugby Football Union.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ex All-Black Joins Up". Evening Star. 27 July 1940. p. 2 (Supplement).
- ^ "Jock Wells #425". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ "Auckland Hospital Levy Is Bitter Pill". Northern Advocate. 29 April 1938. p. 6.
- ^ "Trevor Richards: Fifty years ago, NZ stood up". NZ Herald. 10 April 2023.
External links
edit- Jock Wells at ESPNscrum