Jack Fagan
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| Full name | John Edward Fagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1933 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 November 2015 (aged 82) Takapuna, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Edward "Jack" Fagan (21 June 1933 – 30 November 2015) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Fagan played for Ponsonby and represented Auckland. He was part of the Auckland side that defeated France in 1960.[2]
A goal-kicking fullback, he was first selected for New Zealand in 1961, and went on to play 53 games for the Kiwis, including in 17 tests, until 1965. On retirement, he was New Zealand's second highest test scorer after Des White.[3]
He retired in 1966, after breaking his arm.[3]
Later years
[edit | edit source]Fagan coached the Mount Albert Lions and, in 1968, the University of Auckland's rugby league team.[4]
He also served on the New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) judiciary, the New Zealand Kiwis Association and the NZRL Museum board.
Fagan was made a life member of the NZRL at the 2015 annual meeting.[3] He died in Takapuna on 30 November 2015.[5]
References
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- 1933 births
- 2015 deaths
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- Auckland rugby league team players
- Mount Albert Lions coaches
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand rugby league coaches
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Ponsonby Ponies players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from the Auckland Region
- New Zealand rugby league biography stubs