Jack Sullivan (rugby union)
| Date of death | 9 July 1990 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Oil company executive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Lorraine Sullivan All Blacks, from 1936 to 1938. He played nine matches for the All Blacks including six internationals.[1]
Following
New Zealand Rugby Union executive from 1962 to 1977, and was chairman between 1969 and 1977.[1]
In 1977, Sullivan was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.[2] In the 1978 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby.[3] He died in Wellington in 1990,[1] and was buried in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Knight, Lindsay. "Jack Sullivan". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "No. 47420". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1977. p. 42.
- ^ "Cemetery search". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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