John Ashworth (rugby union)
Birth name | John Colin Ashworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 October 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Waikari, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Riccarton High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Brodie Retallick (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Colin Ashworth (born 15 October 1949) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. A prop, Ashworth represented Canterbury and, briefly, Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1977 to 1985. He played 52 matches for the All Blacks including 24 internationals.[1]
References[]
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "John Ashworth". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
Categories:
- 1949 births
- Living people
- People from Waikari
- People educated at Riccarton High School
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Hawke's Bay rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1940s birth stubs