Jack Skeen

Jack Skeen
Full name Jack Robert Skeen
Date of birth (1928-12-23)23 December 1928
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death 28 September 2001(2001-09-28) (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
Playing career
Position Flanker
New Zealand No. 547
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1951–57 Auckland 89
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1952 New Zealand 1 (0)

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]

References

  1. Luxford, Bob. "Jack Skeen". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 September 2015.


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