John Hibbs is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, he represented New Zealand in the 1975 World Cup.[1]
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| Full name | John Douglas Hibbs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editHibbs played in Greymouth, representing both the West Coast and the South Island.[2] He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1969, playing against Australia. In 1974 he won the New Zealand Rugby League player of the year award.[3]
His last match for New Zealand was against France in 1975 at the World Championship.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- ^ Sky Rugby League Annual '98 New Zealand Rugby League, 1998
- ^ HIBBS, John Douglas - 1969 - 70, 1974 - 75 nzleague.co.nz