John Hotop | |
Birth Date: | 7 December 1929 |
Birth Place: | Alexandra, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Position: | First five-eighth |
Height: | 1.70NaN0 |
Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
Repteam1: | NZ Universities |
Repyears1: | 1951 |
Repyears2: | 1952, 1955 |
Repcaps2: | 3 |
Reppoints2: | 6 |
Province1: | Bush |
Provinceyears1: | 1948–49 |
Provinceyears2: | 1950 |
Provinceyears3: | 1951–55, 60–61 |
Provinceyears4: | 1956–59 |
Provinceapps3: | 48 |
Relatives: | Lewis Hotop (great-uncle) |
School: | Waitaki Boys' High School |
John Hotop (7 December 1929 – 30 August 2015) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Hotop represented Bush,,, and at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1952 and 1955. Three internationals against Australia were the full extent of his involvement with the All Blacks.[1]