John Rutherford "Jock" Butterfield was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
12 Facts About Jock Butterfield
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Jock Butterfield was named amongst the finest that New Zealand produced during the 20th century.
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Jock Butterfield then moved to Christchurch, playing for the Sydenham club in the Canterbury Rugby League from 1953 and representing Canterbury.
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Jock Butterfield went on to play for the Kiwis in the first Rugby League World Cup in 1954 as a second-row forward.
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Jock Butterfield appeared at the next World Cup in 1957 as well.
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Jock Butterfield returned to the West Coast in 1958 to work in the coal mines.
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Jock Butterfield led Brunner to another championship in 1963 and toured Australia.
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Jock Butterfield played his final test for the Kiwis that year.
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Jock Butterfield had played in 99 games, including 36 tests, for New Zealand, a record that still stands.
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Jock Butterfield ended up playing in the Foley Shield competition for Mount Isa and Cloncurry in Queensland's outback until his retirement in the early 1970s.
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Jock Butterfield remained in Queensland and in 2001 was inducted as one of the NZRL's Legends of League.
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Jock Butterfield died in Brisbane on 14 February 2004 aged 72.