| Birth name | John David Brockhoff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 June 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 June 2011 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Scots College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Coach, Administrator, businessman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John David "Brock" Brockhoff (8 June 1928 – 17 June 2011) was an Australian rugby union identity, a state and national representative who played eight Tests as flanker between 1949 and 1951. He was later coach of the national team from 1974 to 1976, and in 1979. He maintained an active involvement in rugby union in Australia for his entire life.