Lew Hook

{{Short description|New Zealand international rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date= December 2021}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Lew Hook

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| birth_name = Llewellyn Simpkin Hook

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|05|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Puni, New Zealand

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|08|04|1905|05|04|df=y}}

| death_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| position = Three-quarter

| height = 1.70 m

| weight = 63 kg

| repteam1 = {{nrut|New Zealand}}

| repyears1 = 1928–1929

| repcaps1 = 3

| reppoints1 = 0

| province1 = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| province2 = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| provinceyears1 = 1925–1930

| provinceyears2 = 1932–1933

| provinceapps1 = 43

| provincepoints1 =

| occupation = {{hlist|Bank clerk|Tobacconist}}

| school = Thames High School

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Llewellyn Simpkin Hook (4 May 1905 – 4 August 1979) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Small in stature, at 1.70 metres tall and weighing 63 kg, he played in a range of positions, included at flanker, wing-forward, and anywhere in the backline from first five-eighth to fullback. Hook represented {{Rut|Auckland}} and {{Rut|Waikato}} at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1928 and 1929. He played 12 games for the All Blacks, including one as captain, and appeared in three Test matches.{{cite web |url=http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=397 |title=Lew Hook |author=Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club |publisher=New Zealand Rugby Union |access-date=5 December 2021}}