Jack Hazlett

Not to be confused with Jack Hazlitt or John Hazlitt.

Jack Hazlett

MNZM

Birth 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)	Luke Hazlett (father) Bill Hazlett (uncle)
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

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.