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Jan 22, 1959 Auckland, New Zealand Died on 13 Dec 2008 (aged 49)
New Zealand rugby union footballer
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About John Drake Rugby Union
- John Alan Drake (22 January 1959 – 13 December 2008) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer who represented the All Blacks and Auckland as a tighthead prop. He played twelve times for New Zealand including eight test matches.
- He debuted for the All Blacks on the 1985 tour of Argentina playing in the 56–6 thumping of Mar del Plata.
- Drake was a key member of the 1987 All Black team which won the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing in five of the six matches including scoring a try in the semi-final victory against Wales and playing in the final against France.He retired at the end of the 1987 season while only 28 and later became a newspaper columnist and television commentator.
- Drake was educated at Auckland Grammar School.
- He died suddenly at his home, aged 49, on 13 December 2008.
