Ken Bloxham

Ken Bloxham

Full name	Kenneth Charles Bloxham
Date of birth	4 January 1954
Place of birth	Milton, New Zealand
Date of death	10 October 2000 (aged 46)
Place of death	Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
School	Tokomairiro High School
Occupation(s)	Sawmill owner
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Hooker
New Zealand No.	814
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1974–86	Otago	155
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1980	New Zealand	0	(0)

Kenneth Charles Bloxham (4 January 1954 – 10 October 2000) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer.

Career

Born and educated in Milton, Bloxham represented the local Tokomairiro club, and won a place in the Otago provincial side from 1974 to 1986, playing as hooker. He captained Otago between 1980 and 1982.^[1]

He briefly represented New Zealand in 1980 when he was called on as a replacement player during that year's tour of Fiji. He played in two matches, including the international against Fiji, but the game was not given full test status by the New Zealand Rugby Union.^[1]

Bloxham died of cancer in Dunedin on 10 October 2000.^[1]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Ken Bloxham". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 October 2015.