Edward John Hazlett (21 July 1938 – 16 December 2014) was a 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

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, Hazlett represented

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1966 and 1967. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals. Hazlett went on to establish Slinkskins Ltd, a Southland-based tanning company, in 1968, and in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed a

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to export.

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1938 births 2014 deaths Rugby union players from Invercargill People educated at Christ's College, Christchurch New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Southland rugby union players Rugby union props New Zealand businesspeople Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1930s-stub