Everard Jackson

Everard Stanley Jackson (12 January 1914 – 20 September 1975) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Jackson represented East Coast, Hawke's Bay and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1938 to 1938. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals. He played for New Zealand Māori in 1936.

Jackson was the son of Frederick "Fred" Stanley Jackson, a British rugby player, and Horowai Jackson née Henderson of Te Araroa. Horowai was the daughter of Everard Hannon Henderson, a British man, and his wife Kamaea Ngatoko of Ngāti Porou. Everard Jackson married Janey Cunningham of Ngāti Kahungunu in Hastings in 1938. They had six children together, Phil, Fred, Moana, Jacqui, Bob and Syd. Jackson also had another son, Bill Nepia. Bob Jackson was the father of Willie Jackson.

During World War II, Jackson served as an officer in the 28th (Māori) Battalion and lost a leg as a result of wounds received in an artillery barrage.

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