Jack Manchester

Full name

John Eaton Manchester

Date of birth

29 January 1908

Place of birth

Waimate, New Zealand

Date of death

6 September 1983 (aged 75)

Place of death

Dunedin, New Zealand

Height

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

90 kg (200 lb)

School

Timaru Boys' High School

Rugby union career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
New Zealand No.	393
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1928–36	Canterbury	59	()
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1932–36	New Zealand	9	(3)
Teams coached
Years	Team
1947–52	Otago University

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
New Zealand No.	393
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1928–36	Canterbury	59	()
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1932–36	New Zealand	9	(3)
Teams coached
Years	Team
1947–52	Otago University

John Eaton "Jack" Manchester (29 January 1908 – 6 September 1983) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Manchester played club rugby for Christchurch and represented Canterbury at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1932 to 1936, and played 36 matches—20 as captain—for the All Blacks including nine internationals. He later coached the Otago University club from 1947 to 1952, having moved to Dunedin after World War II.

Manchester died in Dunedin on 6 September 1983.

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