Hobbs to be buried on Sunday

Thu 15 Mar 2012

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.

Upcoming Matches

There are plenty of mouth-watering clashes on offer this weekend.

Which player was unlucky to miss out on the All Blacks’ wider training squad?

Gordon Tietjens’ success in sevens is unrivalled and should place him in the same coaching league as Sir Alex Ferguson.

By Keith Quinn

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen named a 38-man training squad and there are a couple of oversights worth highlighting

By Rugby News