Jack Hazlett

Jack Hazlett
Birth nameEdward John Hazlett
Date of birth(1938-07-21)21 July 1938
Place of birthInvercargill, New Zealand
Date of death16 December 2014(2014-12-16) (aged 76)
Place of deathInvercargill, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolChrist's College
Notable relative(s)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1960–1968 Southland 87 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1966–1967 New Zealand 6 (0)

Edward John Hazlett MNZM (21 July 1938 – 16 December 2014) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Hazlett represented Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1966 and 1967. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals.[1]

Hazlett went on to establish Slinkskins Ltd, a Southland-based tanning company, in 1968,[2] and in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to export.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Jack Hazlett". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Slinkskins Ltd". Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1996". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 1996. Retrieved 20 July 2020.