John Brake (rugby union, born 1952)

John Brake

Birth name	Leonard John Brake
Date of birth	(1952-07-03) 3 July 1952
Place of birth	Rotorua, New Zealand
Date of death	(2021-12-11)11 December 2021
Height	1.783 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
School	Western Heights High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1973–81 Bay of Plenty () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1976 New Zealand 0 (0) Coaching career Years Team 1989–91 Bay of Plenty

Leonard John Brake (3 July 1952-11 December 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. A first five-eighth, Brake represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1976 tour of South America. He played five matches on that tour, but did not appear in either of the unofficial tests against Argentina. He went on to be the Bay of Plenty selector–coach between 1989 and 1991.