John Clinton Stringfellow (26 February 1905 – 4 January 1959) was a New Zealand

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player. A fullback and

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, Stringfellow represented

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

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, on their 1929 tour of Australia. On that tour, he played seven matches, including two internationals, scoring 16 points in all. During

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, Stringfellow served as a private in the 2nd New Zealand Divisional Postal Unit,

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. He died on 4 January 1959 at

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, and was buried in the Archer Street Cemetery,

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