John Rutherford "Jock" Butterfield (18 January 1932 – 14 February 2004) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.[2] He was named amongst the finest that New Zealand produced during the 20th century.[3] A New Zealand international representative forward, he played his club football in various places in New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland. Butterfield held the record for most test caps for the New Zealand national team until overtaken by Gary Freeman. In 2007 he was named at hooker in New Zealand's rugby league team of the century.
Born in Taylorville,[4] on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, Butterfield played at the nearby township of Brunner's rugby league club and also represented the West Coast.[5]
Butterfield returned to the West Coast in 1958 to work in the coal mines.[6] Rejoining Brunner Rugby League Club, he captain-coached the side to the Thacker Shield championship that year. The following year he again toured Australia with the Kiwis. In 1960 he played for New Zealand in another World Cup. He led Brunner to another championship in 1963 and also toured Australia. He'd been trying to join Australian club Manly-Warringah but the move was blocked by the NZRL.[7] Butterfield played his final test for the Kiwis that year. He had played in 99 games, including 36 tests, for New Zealand, a record that still stands.[8]
Butterfield remained in Queensland and in 2001 was inducted as one of the NZRL's Legends of League. He died in Brisbane on 14 February 2004 aged 72.[10] A regional Queensland youth rugby league tournament was named after him.[11]
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^NZRL, ujwal; John Marinford. (PDF). Legends of League. nzrl.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
^ ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^NZRL (1 December 2007). . rleague.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
^sportingpulse.com (2008). "Mr Jock Butterfield". Darwin Rugby League. SportingPulse Pty Ltd. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
^"Loose forward Cooke named in team of the century". stuff.co.nz. Fairfax New Zealand Limited. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
^NZPA (17 February 2004). "Legend's 99 games for Kiwis will never be beaten". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand: APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
^. yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International Pty Ltd. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
^"NZRL mourn death of legend". Television New Zealand. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
^. History of the Foley Shield competition. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
^"Oldest Black Cap passes on". Television New Zealand. 17 February 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
^Walker, Carlie (6 April 2009). "Memory of Butterfield kept alive". Fraser Coast Chronicle. Australia: APN News & Media Ltd. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
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John Rutherford Jock Butterfield 18 January 1932 14 February 2004 was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s 2 He was named amongst the finest that New Zealand produced during the 20th century 3 A New Zealand international representative forward he played his club football in various places in New Zealand New South Wales and Queensland Butterfield held the record for most test caps for the New Zealand national team until overtaken by Gary Freeman In 2007 he was named at hooker in New Zealand s rugby league team of the century Jock ButterfieldPersonal informationFull nameJohn Rutherford Butterfield 1 Born 1932 01 18 18 January 1932Taylorville New ZealandDied14 February 2004 2004 02 14 aged 72 Brisbane Queensland AustraliaPlaying informationPositionHooker Second row PropClubYears Team Pld T G FG P19 Brunner1953 57 Sydenham1958 63 Brunner1964 Manly Warringah 10 0 0 0 01965 Leeton1966 69 Mount Isa1970 72 CloncurryTotal 10 0 0 0 0RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1953 57 Canterbury1953 62 South Island1954 63 New Zealand 36 7 0 0 211958 63 West CoastSource 2 Contents 1 New Zealand 2 Australia 3 References 4 External linksNew Zealand editBorn in Taylorville 4 on the West Coast of New Zealand s South Island Butterfield played at the nearby township of Brunner s rugby league club and also represented the West Coast 5 Butterfield then moved to Christchurch playing for the Sydenham club in the Canterbury Rugby League from 1953 and also representing Canterbury At this time he was first selected to represent New Zealand at Greymouth s Wingham Park scoring a try in the 20 14 second test win over Great Britain He went on to play for the Kiwis in the first Rugby League World Cup in 1954 as a second row forward Touring Great Britain and France with the Kiwis in the winter of 1955 56 Butterfield switched to hooker and also toured Australia in 1956 He appeared at the next World Cup in 1957 as well Butterfield returned to the West Coast in 1958 to work in the coal mines 6 Rejoining Brunner Rugby League Club he captain coached the side to the Thacker Shield championship that year The following year he again toured Australia with the Kiwis In 1960 he played for New Zealand in another World Cup He led Brunner to another championship in 1963 and also toured Australia He d been trying to join Australian club Manly Warringah but the move was blocked by the NZRL 7 Butterfield played his final test for the Kiwis that year He had played in 99 games including 36 tests for New Zealand a record that still stands 8 Australia editAfter being cleared to do so by the NZRL in 1964 Butterfield signed with NSWRFL Premiership side Manly Warringah and moved to Australia at the age of 32 After one season with the Sydney club he moved to the country where he captain coached Leeton in the Reverina competition In 1965 Butterfield along with the rest of the Manly Warringah visited the USA Rugby League for an exhibition match against the St Louis Bombers Rugby Football Club Butterfield ended up playing in the Foley Shield competition for Mount Isa and Cloncurry in Queensland s outback until his retirement in the early 1970s 9 Butterfield remained in Queensland and in 2001 was inducted as one of the NZRL s Legends of League He died in Brisbane on 14 February 2004 aged 72 10 A regional Queensland youth rugby league tournament was named after him 11 References edit NZRL ujwal John Marinford Jock Butterfield PDF Legends of League nzrl com Archived from the original PDF on 20 July 2008 Retrieved 18 August 2009 a b Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 NZRL 1 December 2007 Mark Graham named New Zealand s player of the century rleague com Archived from the original on 19 December 2007 Retrieved 18 August 2009 sportingpulse com 2008 Mr Jock Butterfield Darwin Rugby League SportingPulse Pty Ltd Retrieved 18 August 2009 Loose forward Cooke named in team of the century stuff co nz Fairfax New Zealand Limited 1 January 2009 Retrieved 18 August 2009 NZPA 17 February 2004 Legend s 99 games for Kiwis will never be beaten nzherald co nz New Zealand APN Holdings NZ Limited Retrieved 4 December 2009 Jock Butterfield yesterdayshero com au SmartPack International Pty Ltd 2008 Archived from the original on 3 September 2012 Retrieved 18 August 2009 NZRL mourn death of legend Television New Zealand 2 October 2007 Retrieved 6 October 2011 Mount Isa Foley Shield Players History of the Foley Shield competition Archived from the original on 13 February 2010 Retrieved 18 August 2009 Oldest Black Cap passes on Television New Zealand 17 February 2004 Retrieved 6 October 2011 Walker Carlie 6 April 2009 Memory of Butterfield kept alive Fraser Coast Chronicle Australia APN News amp Media Ltd Retrieved 4 December 2009 External links editOne of Jock Butterfield s investments became fruitful after his passing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jock Butterfield amp 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