Hobbs to be buried on Sunday

Hobbs to be buried on Sunday

THE FUNERAL for former All Blacks captain and New Zealand Rugby Union chairman Jock Hobbs will take place in Wellington this Sunday.

His service will be held at the Old Saint Paul's at 1pm.

The family have requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand.

Hobbs died on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 52 after a long battle with leukaemia.
 

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