John Creighton (rugby union) explained

John Creighton
Birth Name:John Neville Creighton
Birth Date:10 March 1937
Birth Place:Rotherham, New Zealand
Death Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Ru Position:Hooker
Height:1.820NaN0
Weight:90kg (200lb)
Ru Nationalteam:NZ Juniors
NZ Universities
Ru Nationalyears:1958–59
1959–67
1962
Ru Nationalcaps:

6
Ru Nationalpoints:

(12)
Ru Provinceyears:1956–68
School:Christchurch Boys' High School

John Neville Creighton (10 March 1937 – 6 April 2022) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Creighton represented at a provincial level in over 100 games. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1962, appearing in six matches including one international.[1]

Creighton studied law, and earned his LLB at the University of Canterbury. He was admitted to the bar in 1962, and as of 2017 was still practising as a lawyer in Christchurch.[2] Creighton died in Christchurch on 6 April 2022.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Creighton . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 10 March 2016.
  2. News: A lawyer All Black XV . NZ Law Society. June 2017 . Lawtalk . 907 . 87.
  3. News: John Creighton obituary . 9 April 2022 . The Press . 9 April 2022.
  4. News: Former All Blacks hooker John Creighton dies, aged 85 . 11 April 2022 . Stuff . 19 April 2022.