John Hotop

John Hotop

Hotop in 1950
Born	(1929-12-07)7 December 1929 Alexandra, New Zealand
Died	30 August 2015(2015-08-30) (aged 85) Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
School	Waitaki Boys' High School
University	Canterbury Agricultural College Massey Agricultural College
Notable relative	Lewis Hotop (great-uncle)
Rugby union career
Position First five-eighth Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1948–49 Bush 1950 Manawatu 1951–55, 60–61 Canterbury 48 1956–59 Otago International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1951 NZ Universities 1952, 1955 New Zealand 3 (6)

John Hotop (7 December 1929 – 30 August 2015) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Hotop represented Bush, Manawatu, Canterbury, and Otago 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]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay; Luxford, Bob. "John Hotop". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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