Jock Hobbs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jock Hobbs

rugby union player and sports administrator from New Zealand

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1960

Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 13-Mar-2012

Profession: lawyer, manager, rugby union player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Michael James Bowie Hobbs (15 February 1960 – 13 March 2012), generally known as Jock Hobbs, was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator.
A flanker, he played for Canterbury and won 21 caps for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, between 1983 and 1986, with four tests as captain. In later years he was prominent in rugby administration.
Between 2002 and 2010 he was chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union before standing down due to illness.