Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Jock Hobbs RIP

Extremely sad news today that former All Black flanker Jock Hobbs has passed away aged 52 after losing his fight with cancer.

I'm afraid that I am not au fait enough with his work as an administrator and ambassador for NZ rugby to comment, but I am old enough to remember Hobbs as a player. I recall  in particular how he came into the All Black team against the Lions in 1983, replacing the retired legend that was Graham Mourie - and the biggest compliment I can pay him was that the All Blacks didn't appear to miss Mourie one little bit.

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