About Jock Wells
Lived 1908 – 1994 (aged 86). Jock Wells was a New Zealand rugby union player.
John "Jock" Wells (4 January 1908 — 7 January 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union international.
Wells was raised at Onetea in the Tangowahine Valley, Northland, attending Dargaville High School.
A flanker, Wells played his early provincial rugby for North Auckland, debuting at age 20. He relocated to the capital on a job transfer in 1933 and started playing for Wellington the next year. In 1936, Wells was capped twice by the All Blacks, for both Tests against the touring Wallabies. He captained Wellington's Athletic club to the 1936 and 1937 Jubilee Cup titles.
Wells served as president of the Wellington Rugby Football Union.
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Who was Jock Wells?
New Zealand rugby union player
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Jock Wells was born on 4 January 1908.
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Jock Wells died on 7 January 1994.
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Jock Wells was a rugby union player.
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Jock Wells was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jock Wells. https://biography.guide/jock-wells/
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