What is John Creighton (rugby union)?
'''John Neville Creighton''' (10 March 1937 – 6 April 2022) was a New Zealand [[rugby union]] player. He played as a [[Rugby union positions#Hooker|hooker]]. He played for [[Canterbury (National Provincial Championship)|Canterbury]] at a provincial level in over 100 games. He also played for the [[New Zealand national rugby union team]] making six appearances in 1962.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=186 |title = John Creighton | last = Knight | first = Lindsay | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 10 March 2016}}</ref> Creighton was born in [[Rotherham, New Zealand|Rotherham]], [[New Zealand]]. Creighton died in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand on 6 April 2022 at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deaths.stuff.co.nz/nz/obituaries/the-press-nz/name/john-creighton-obituary?pid=201769657 |title=John Creighton obituary |date=9 April 2022 |work=The Press |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Creighton, John}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:New Zealand rugby union players]] {{sports-bio-stub}}