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| Birth name | Michael James Bowie Hobbs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1960-02-15) 15 February 1960 (age 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christ's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Amateur rugby union player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael James "Jock" Bowie Hobbs, CNZM (born 15 February 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who was an All Blacks flanker who played in 21 tests between 1983 and 1986, with four tests as captain. In recent years he has been prominent in rugby administration. Between 2002 and 2010 he was chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union before standing down due to illness.
Jock Hobbs was born in Christchurch. He played in the first XV at Christ's College in Christchurch, and was a regular first choice for Canterbury during from the 1981 season onwards, playing in the failed Ranfurly Shield challenge against Waikato. His test debut came in 1983 against the British and Irish Lions, where he was successor to Graham Mourie. Others that were possible replacements were Bruce Middleton, and Auckland captain at the time, Alwyn Harvey, but Hobbs played so well against the Lions that he was an automatic selection as All Blacks number seven for the next few seasons.
Hobbs was All Black captain on the short tour of Fiji late in 1984 when Andy Dalton was unavailable, and in the tour of Argentina in 1985 when Dalton was again unavailable. He took part in the 1986 Cavaliers tour to South Africa, before retiring in 1987.
Hobbs led New Zealand's successful bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and is the longest serving Chairman in NZRU history. He has since taken a break from his administrative positions in order to battle cancer.
References
- "Rugby: NZRU keen to keep Hobbs' experience". The New Zealand Herald. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Jock Hobbs at the All Blacks (archived)
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