Jack Stohr

Leonard "Jack" Stohr (13 November 1889 – 25 July 1973) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A three-quarter, Stohr represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1910 and 1913. He played 15 matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. Stohr served in the New Zealand Medical Corps during World War I, during which he was also involved with Services rugby in Britain. Following the war, he was a member of the New Zealand Army team that won the King's Cup in 1919 against other British Empire teams, and then toured South Africa.[1] He returned to New Zealand in 1919, but moved to South Africa the following year, and lived there for the rest of his life.[1][2]

Jack Stohr
Birth nameLeonard Stohr
Date of birth(1889-11-13)13 November 1889
Place of birthNew Plymouth, New Zealand
Date of death25 July 1973(1973-07-25) (aged 83)
Place of deathJohannesburg, South Africa
SchoolNew Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1908–1914 Taranaki ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910–1913 New Zealand 3 (6)

References

  1. Luxford, Bob. "Jack Stohr". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. "Personal". Taranaki Herald. Vol. 68, no. 16728. 1 May 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 27 November 2021.


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