Andy Haden

Andrew Maxwell Haden (26 September 1950 – 29 July 2020) was a New Zealand rugby union player and All Black captain. He played at lock for Auckland and New Zealand from 1972 until 1985. He also played club rugby in the United Kingdom and Italy. He was born in Wanganui, New Zealand.

In 2003, Haden announced that he was beginning chemotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.[1] He died on 29 July 2020 in Auckland, aged 69.[2]

References

  1. "Rugby: Former All Black Haden fighting cancer". The New Zealand Herald. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. "Rugby: All Blacks legend Andy Haden loses battle with cancer". New Zealand Herald. 29 July 2020. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12351938. Retrieved 29 July 2020.