Lory Blanchard

David Lory Blanchard is a New Zealand former rugby league player and coach who represented his country in the 1954 World Cup and coached them at the 1970 World Cup. Blanchard worked for the New Zealand Railways Department and played rugby union at hooker for Sydenham. He was a Canterbury representative in 1947–48. Blanchard played for Linwood and represented Canterbury and the South Island. He represented New Zealand between 1951 and 1956, including at the 1954 World Cup. He played in 63 matches, including sixteen Test matches, for the Kiwis. He retired in 1963, becoming a Canterbury selector. Blanchard then became a New Zealand selector between 1967 and 1972, convening the panel between 1969 and 1972. Blanchard coached New Zealand on...