Rod MacKenzie

Rod McKenzie

Roderick in 1935
Birth name	Roderick McCulloch McKenzie
Date of birth	(1909-09-16)16 September 1909
Place of birth	Rakaia, New Zealand
Date of death	24 March 2000(2000-03-24) (aged 90)
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	Feilding Convent School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1930–33 1934–39 Manawhenua Manawatu () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1934–38 1945 New Zealand Scotland 9 2 (0) (0)

Roderick McCulloch McKenzie passport application (1935)

Roderick McCulloch McKenzie (16 September 1909 – 24 March 2000) was a New Zealand international rugby union player and a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at flanker and lock.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

McKenzie represented Manawhenua.

Provincial career

McKenzie represented Manawatu at a provincial level.

International career

He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1934 to 1938. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks—three of which were as captain— including nine internationals.

During World War II, McKenzie served with the New Zealand Tank Brigade, and played in services rugby matches in the United Kingdom for New Zealand Services and Combined Dominions, and twice turned out for Scotland in services internationals.

In September 2023, the SRU finally upgraded those Services and other international players without a cap to be full capped players. McKenzie was given Scotland cap 1161.

Death

McKenzie died in Auckland on 24 March 2000, and was buried at Kelvin Grove Cemetery in Palmerston North.