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]
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Birth name | Edward John Hazlett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 July 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 December 2014 | (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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Jack Hazlett". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Slinkskins Ltd". Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1996". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 1996. Retrieved 20 July 2020.