Jock Blackwood
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John Garven "Jock" Blackwood (26 August 1899 – c. 1979) was a rugby union
player who represented Australia
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Blackwood, a hooker, was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales
and claimed a total of 21 international rugby caps for Australia.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who represented Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Blackwood, a hooker, was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales
Mona Vale, New South Wales
Mona Vale is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 28 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Pittwater Council. Mona Vale is also part of the Northern Beaches region.-...
and claimed a total of 21 international rugby caps for Australia.