Jack Skeen
![]() Skeen in 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Jack Robert Skeen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 December 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 28 September 2001 | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sacred Heart College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Robert Skeen (23 December 1928 – 28 September 2001) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Skeen represented Auckland at a provincial level, captaining the side from 1954 to 1957. He played just one match the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, a test against the touring Australian team at Wellington in 1952.[1]
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- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Jack Skeen". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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- 1928 births
- 2001 deaths
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- People educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland
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