John Corbett (1 January 1880 – 11 April 1945) was a New Zealand

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player. A

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, Corbett represented

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and Buller at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side the

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in 1905, selected from the

. He played 16 games for the All Blacks but did not appear in any test matches.

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* 1880 births 1945 deaths People from Reefton New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players West Coast rugby union players Buller rugby union players Rugby union forwards Rugby union players from West Coast, New Zealand {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1870s-stub