Jack Rankin | |
Birth Name: | John George Rankin |
Birth Date: | 14 February 1914 |
Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Position: | Flanker |
Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
Weight: | 81kg (179lb) |
Repyears1: | 1936–37 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 6 |
Provinceyears1: | 1933–41 |
Provinceyears2: | 1941 |
Provinceapps1: | 41 |
Provinceapps2: | 3 |
School: | Christchurch Boys' High School |
John George Rankin (14 February 1914 – 8 December 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Rankin represented and, briefly, at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1936 and 1937. He played four matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.[1]
During World War II, Rankin served as an officer with the New Zealand forces, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in September 1941.[2] He was a Canterbury selector–coach from 1948 to 1954, and a South Island selector between 1955 and 1957.[1]