| Full name | Ronald Frederick Hakin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1950-09-03) 3 September 1950 (age 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Frederick Hakin (born 3 September 1950) is a former Ireland rugby union international from Northern Ireland.
Hakin was a lock and no. 8 from Belfast, where he played for the CIYMS club. He was capped six times for Ireland from 1976 to 1977, featuring in two Five Nations campaigns and the 1976 tour of New Zealand. In the early 1980s, he competed in English rugby with Bath, during which time he represented Somerset at county level. He was on the bench in Bath's 1983–84 John Player Cup final win over Bristol. Outside of rugby, he worked as a school teacher.
See also
References
- "Ronnie Hakin back in action". Belfast Telegraph. 2 November 1972.
- "Shock from selectors". Lincolnshire Echo. 3 June 1976.
- "Yorkshire out at last gasp". Hull Daily Mail. 26 November 1983.
- "Teachers' rugby clash". Bristol Evening Post. 22 November 1991.
External links
- Ronnie Hakin at ESPNscrum