John Creighton | |
Birth Name: | John Neville Creighton |
Birth Date: | 10 March 1937 |
Birth Place: | Rotherham, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Position: | Hooker |
Height: | 1.820NaN0 |
Weight: | 90kg (200lb) |
Repteam1: | NZ Juniors |
Repteam2: | NZ Universities |
Repyears1: | 1958–59 |
Repyears2: | 1959–67 |
Repyears3: | 1962 |
Repcaps3: | 6 |
Reppoints3: | 12 |
Provinceyears1: | 1956–68 |
School: | Christchurch Boys' High School |
John Neville Creighton (10 March 1937 – 6 April 2022) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Creighton represented at a provincial level in over 100 games. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1962, appearing in six matches including one international.[1]
Creighton studied law, and earned his LLB at the University of Canterbury. He was admitted to the bar in 1962, and as of 2017 was still practising as a lawyer in Christchurch.[2] Creighton died in Christchurch on 6 April 2022.[3] [4]