Haydn "Hud" Rickit (born 19 February 1951) is a former New Zealand
rugby union
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player. A
lock
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, Rickit represented
Auckland
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and
Waikato
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at a provincial level, and also played for Australian state side
Queensland
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in 1974. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the
All Blacks
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, playing two test matches against
Scotland
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during their
1981 tour of New Zealand.
References
1951 births
Living people
New Zealand rugby union players
New Zealand international rugby union players
Ngāti Raukawa people
Auckland rugby union players
Waikato rugby union players
Sportspeople from Taupō
Rugby union locks
Māori All Blacks players
People educated at Taupo-nui-a-Tia College
Hud
Rugby union players from Waikato
Queensland rugby union team players
20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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