Mr Jack Alfred Bidois

Te Ao Hou, March 1962, Page 64

Mr Jack Alfred Bidois Mr Jack Alfred Bidois, a well-known member of the Te Puna Maori community, Tauranga, who was also prominent in rugby, died last November. Mr Bidois was born at Te Puna in 1909, and educated at the Te Puna School. He was a very prominent horseman in his youth, and won several trophies at picnic race meetings. He excelled as a horsebreaker. Mr Bidois was outstanding as a rugby player from the age of about fifteen, representing Tauranga as a junior and then as a senior. In the early 1930's he transferred to Rotorua and while there he represented Rotorua. He retired after 18 years as a player but continued as an administrator in the role of coach and selector for his home team, Te Puna. Last year he was elected as a member of the Tauranga Rugby Sub-Unions management committee and served also as the Sub-Union's junior representative selector.