Football.

Matamata Record, Volume XIII, Issue 1111, 3 April 1930, Page 8

Football.

WAIKATO’S NEW . SELECTOR. Brilliant Football Career. \' J ■ 1 i \ . . ;* ' . • • ... ' , • . t The appointment of Mr, R, J. McKenzie as selector for the Waikato Rugby Union will doubtless be hailed wifh approbation by players and public. Jack McKenzie has had a brilliant football career, and in addition experience as selector. He learned his football in the hard Petone school under the tuition of that great coach, Joe Lynskey. Round about 1906 McKenzie was a phenomenal schoolboy player. He then graduated into the Wellington representative team as second five-eighths, and gained the proud distinction of donning the All Black jersey on the Californian tour in . 1913. In 1914 he played for Auckland and was again given All Black honours, being included in the eighth New Zealand team to visit Australia —in 1914. Incidentally, Mr. J. O’Brien, of MoVrinsville, was also a member of the latter team. Mr. McKenzie later enlisted for service in the Great War, and severe wounds stopped his playing career — one full of .brilliancy. After the war Mr. McKenzie came to Hamilton and became the licensee of the Hamilton Hotel. In 1924 he was co-selector of Waikato with Mr.,C. M.-McDavitt. Of recent years Mr. McKenzie has been farming between Hamilton and Matangi.