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New Zealand rugby union player
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Male
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Birth:
31 January 1920(Timaru, Timaru District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand)
Death:
22 October 1996
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Education:
Timaru Boys' High School
The details
Biography
John Wood "Jack" Goddard (31 January 1920 – 22 October 1996) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A fullback, Goddard representedSouth Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1949 tour of South Africa. He played eight matches for the All Blacks on that tour but, as the number two fullback behind Bob Scott, he did not appear in any of the Test matches.
Goddard died at Timaru on 22 October 1996, and was buried at Timaru Cemetery.