Jack Finlay (rugby union) Jack Finlay (rugby union) Jack Finlay (31 January 1916 – 30 June 2001) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A versatile player, Finlay turned out in the forwards for his club but usually as a first or second five eighth at provincial level for . He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, as a Number 8 in the first test against the touring Australian team at Carisbrook in 1946, in which he scored a try. During World War II, Finlay was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the New Zealand Army infantry
Hanazono Rugby Stadium first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia. On May 14, 2006 Daisuke Ohata broke the record for the most overall tries in test matches at Hanazono with a hat trick for Japan against Georgia. The previous record holder was David Campese. It hosted the J1 League game between Cerezo Osaka and Nagoya Grampus Eight was played there on May 8, 1999. Hanazono Rugby Stadium The in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan. There is next to Hanazono Central Park (花園中央公園, hanazono chūō kōen). Owned by city of Higashiosaka, it opened in 1929 and has