John Lyndon Jaffray (born 17 April 1950) is a former New Zealand

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player. A

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, Jaffray represented

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and

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

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, between 1972 and 1979. He played 23 matches for the All Blacks including seven internationals.

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