On Waitangi Day (6 February) 2007, Lochore was inducted into the Order of New Zealand as an additional member (ONZ); the Order of New Zealand is the country's highest honour. In his biography, Sir Colin Meads wrote: "at the peak of his career, from 1966 through to 1969, he was everything I would want in a number 8. He spared himself, not an ounce working away in the tight-loose, covering, winning us great lineout ball in the deep, backing and filling and playing his part in the rolling drive-and-feed. As a captain he could be self-effacing, for this was the very nature of the man". Death In June 2019, Rugby Union chief executive Steve Tew announced Lochore had been diagnosed with bowel cancer. Lochore died on 3 August that year, aged 78. Lochore's funeral was held on 8 August at Memorial Park, Masterton, with around 2,500 people attending. He is buried in Masterton's Riverside Cemetery. References External links 1940 births 2019 deaths New Zealand international rugby union players World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees World Rugby Awards winners Members of the Order of New Zealand Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from Masterton New Zealand national rugby union team coaches Rugby players and officials awarded knighthoods People educated at Wairarapa College Wairarapa rugby union players Deaths from cancer in New Zealand Deaths from colorectal cancer