Jack Hazlett

Jack Hazlett

Full name	Edward John Hazlett
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
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.