Jack Hazlett

Not to be confused with Jack Hazlitt or John Hazlitt.
Jack Hazlett
Full name Edward John Hazlett
Date of birth (1938-07-21)21 July 1938
Place of birth Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of death 16 December 2014(2014-12-16) (aged 76)
Place of death Invercargill, New Zealand
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
School Christ's College
Notable relative(s) Bill Hazlett (uncle)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
New Zealand No. 654
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1960–68 Southland 87
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1966–67  New Zealand 6 (0)

Edward John "Jack" 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

  1. ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Jack Hazlett". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Slinkskins Ltd". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1996". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 1996. Retrieved 22 December 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.