Ronnie Hakin

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Ronnie Hakin
Full nameRonald Frederick Hakin
Date of birth (1950-09-03) 3 September 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / No. 8
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1976–77 Ireland 6 (0)

Ronald Frederick Hakin (born 3 September 1950) is a former Ireland rugby union international from Northern Ireland.

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Hakin was a lock and no. 8 from Belfast, where he played for the CIYMS club. [1] He was capped six times for Ireland from 1976 to 1977, featuring in two Five Nations campaigns and the 1976 tour of New Zealand. [2] In the early 1980s, he competed in English rugby with Bath, during which time he represented Somerset at county level. [3] He was on the bench in Bath's 1983–84 John Player Cup final win over Bristol. Outside of rugby, he worked as a school teacher. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ronnie Hakin back in action". Belfast Telegraph . 2 November 1972.
  2. ↑ "Shock from selectors". Lincolnshire Echo . 3 June 1976.
  3. ↑ "Yorkshire out at last gasp". Hull Daily Mail . 26 November 1983.
  4. ↑ "Teachers' rugby clash". Bristol Evening Post . 22 November 1991.
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