Haydn "Hud" Rickit (born 19 February 1951) is a former New Zealand
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player. A
lock, Rickit represented
Auckland
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and
Waikato at a provincial level, and also played for Australian state side
Queensland
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in 1974. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the
All Blacks
The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ...
, in 1981, playing two test matches against the touring
Scotland team.
References
1951 births
Living people
New Zealand rugby union players
New Zealand international rugby union players
Auckland rugby union players
Queensland Reds players
Waikato rugby union players
Sportspeople from Taupō
Rugby union locks
Māori All Blacks players
People educated at Taupo-nui-a-Tia College
Hud
Hud or HUD may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Hud'' (1963 film), a 1963 film starring Paul Newman
* ''Hud'' (1986 film), a 1986 Norwegian film
* ''HUD'' (TV program), or ''Heads Up Daily'', a Canadian e-sports television program
Places
* Hud, Far ...
Rugby union players from Waikato
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