Johnstone Richardson

Jock Richardson

Richardson in 1924
Birth name	Johnstone Richardson
Date of birth	(1899-04-02)2 April 1899
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of death	28 October 1994(1994-10-28) (aged 95)
Place of death	Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward All Black No. 234 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1920–22 1923–26 Otago Southland 14 15 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1921–25 New Zealand 7 (3)

Johnstone "Jock" Richardson (2 April 1899 – 28 October 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A loose forward, Richardson represented Otago and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1921 to 1925. He played 42 matches for the All Blacks, 16 of them as captain, including seven internationals.^[1]

Following the death of Wiremu Heke in 1989, Richardson was the oldest living All Black.

Johnstone Richardson passport application (1924)

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