John Hore (rugby union)

John Hore
	Hore in 1935
Date of birth	9 August 1907
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of death	7 July 1979 (aged 71)
Place of death	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
School	King Edward Technical College
Occupation(s)	Butcher
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker; Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1926–36	Otago
International career
Years	Team
1928–36	New Zealand

John Hore (9 August 1907 – 7 July 1979) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker and prop, Hore represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks from 1928 to 1936.^[1] He played 45 matches for the All Blacks including 10 internationals. During World War II Hore served as a warrant officer with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) in the Middle East, and after the end of the war was a selector of the 2nd NZEF "Kiwis" army team that toured Britain.^[2]

Hore died in Dunedin in 1979 and his ashes were buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery.^[3]

References

^ "John Hore - New Zealand". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
^ Luxford, Bob. "John Hore". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

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[ESPNscrum_-_John_Hore_-_New_Zealand-1] "John Hore - New Zealand". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

[2] Luxford, Bob. "John Hore". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

[3] "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

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