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.