Born: c. 1913 – Ruatoki North, Bay of Plenty
Died: March 11, 1965 – Auckland
Test record: 2 Tests (1937) – 0 points
Tours: 1938 tour of Australia

John Purewa ‘Jack’ Brodrick played two Tests in the New Zealand second-row against Australia on home soil in 1937 and went across the Tasman on tour with the Kiwis in 1938.

The Bay of Plenty and Māori All Blacks rugby union representative – touring Australia with the latter in 1935 – moved to Auckland and rugby league with Manukau in 1936.

Playing in the backs at club level, Brodrick was selected to debut for Auckland in 1937 in the second-row and earned a New Zealand call-up in that position for the series opener against Australia, a 12-8 loss.

After scoring a try and starring in New Zealand Māori’s famous 16-5 victory over the tourists midweek, Brodrick featured in the 16-15 second-Test victory.

Brodrick represented North Island and toured Australia with New Zealand in 1938 and played all four matches against NSW and Queensland, and a further encounter with NSW Group 4 (no Tests were played).

The tall, widely-admired forward hung up the boots in 1940 after another couple of seasons with Manukau.