Hud Rickit

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Hud Rickit
Birth nameHaydn Rickit
Date of birth (1951-02-19) 19 February 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Taupō, New Zealand
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
School Taupo-nui-a-Tia College
Notable relative(s) Manaaki Selby-Rickit (son)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit (daughter)
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit (daughter)
Occupation(s)Electrician [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1972
1974
1979–82
Auckland
Queensland
Waikato


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International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1979–82
1981
New Zealand Māori
New Zealand

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Haydn "Hud" Rickit (born 19 February 1951) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A lock, Rickit represented Auckland and Waikato at a provincial level, and also played for Australian state side Queensland in 1974. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, playing two test matches against Scotland during their 1981 tour of New Zealand. [2]

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References

  1. "Electrical worker details". Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. Waikato RFU. "Hud Rickit". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 August 2014.