John "Jack" Hogan (1 January 1881 – 15 November 1945) was a New Zealand

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player who represented New Zealand in both

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and

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as well as being a national champion in

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Early life

Hogan was born in

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in 1881. He received his education at the Wanganui Marist Brothers' School. He was an all-round athlete and rowed for the Aramoho Rowing Club.

Rugby union career

Hogan was a Wing Forward who played

for the Kaierau club before being first selected to represent

in 1903. He also played

and was part of the Wanganui team which won the 1905 national title. In 1907 Hogan was selected for the

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side that toured Australia. Hogan was hampered by injuries on tour and was restricted to just two games against

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''allblacks.com'' In 1908 he appeared for Wanganui in a 6–9 loss against the Anglo-Welsh tourists before retiring from rugby union at the end of the year.

Rugby league career

Hogan later began playing

and represented

. In 1913 Hogan was selected for

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and he again toured Australia. The side played in no test matches while on tour, instead playing matches against

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and

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References

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