John Loveday (rugby union)

John Loveday
Birth name	John Kelman Loveday
Date of birth	1 May 1949
Place of birth	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of death	20 May 2023 (aged 74)
Place of death	Taupō, New Zealand
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
School	Palmerston North Boys' High School
University	Palmer College of Chiropractic
Occupation(s)	Chiropractor
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1969, 1974–79	Manawatu
International career
Years	Team
1978	New Zealand

John Kelman Loveday (1 May 1949 – 20 May 2023) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Loveday represented Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1978 tour of Britain and Ireland. He played seven matches on that tour, missing some of the early games because of back trouble.^[1] Loveday did not appear in any internationals.^[2]

Loveday died in Taupō on 20 May 2023, at the age of 74.^[3]^[4]

^ Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland: Moa Publications. p. 101. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.
^ Akers, Clive. "John Loveday". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
^ "John Loveday obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ Heagney, George (22 May 2023). "Manawatū rugby great and former All Black John Loveday dies". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[1] Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland: Moa Publications. p. 101. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.

[2] Akers, Clive. "John Loveday". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

[3] "John Loveday obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[4] Heagney, George (22 May 2023). "Manawatū rugby great and former All Black John Loveday dies". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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