John Gage Lecky (4 November 1863 – 6 April 1917)[1][2] was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks in 1884. His position of choice was forward.
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| Birth name | John Gage Lecky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 November 1863 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 April 1917 (aged 53) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editOut of the Grafton club, Lecky was called into the New Zealand national side to tour New South Wales in 1884 after J. Coombe Webster withdrew for business reasons.[3][4]
Described by team manager, S.E Sleigh as "a plucky player",[4] Gage played in seven matches on the tour (including a match against Wellington before they left) and scored four tries in the process.[3]
He played 18 games for the Auckland province between 1883 and 1889.[3]
Personal
editLecky married Charlotte Wilkinson in 1887.
References
edit- ^ "the 1,109 New Zealand ALL BLACKS from 1884 - GAGE to MYNOTT :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy". www.familytreecircles.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "PECK of Taita - Family Tree". ngairedith.tribalpages.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Knight, Lindsay. "John Gage Lecky". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 97. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.