Ken Bloxham

Ken Bloxham
Birth name	Kenneth Charles Bloxham
Date of birth	4 January 1954
Place of birth	Milton, New Zealand
Date of death	10 October 2000 (aged 46)
Place of death	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
School	Tokomairiro High School
Occupation(s)	Sawmill owner
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1974–1986	Otago
International career
Years	Team
1980	New Zealand

Last updated November 06, 2024

Kenneth Charles Bloxham (4 January 1954 – 10 October 2000) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer.

Career

Born and educated in Milton, Bloxham represented the local Tokomairiro club, and won a place in the Otago provincial side from 1974 to 1986, playing as hooker. He captained Otago between 1980 and 1982.^[1]

He briefly represented New Zealand in 1980 when he was called on as a replacement player during that year's tour of Fiji. He played in two matches, including the international against Fiji, but the game was not given full test status by the New Zealand Rugby Union.^[1]

Bloxham died of cancer in Dunedin on 10 October 2000.^[1]^{[ dead link ]}

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1 2 3 Knight, Lindsay. "Ken Bloxham". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 October 2015.^{[ dead link ]}

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[AB_profile-1] 1 2 3 Knight, Lindsay. "Ken Bloxham". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 October 2015.^{[ dead link ]}

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