Richard John Hunt (born 30 March 1948) is a former New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator.
[2] After retiring from his long playing career he was Hawke's Bay's coach where he was known for his sharp team talks and one-liners.
[3] He became chairman of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Football Union and fought for Hawke's Bay's inclusion in the top division of the revamped Air New Zealand Cup after a 2005 reform of the National Provincial Championship.
[1][4] Hunt regarded helping Hawke's Bay gain premier division status in 2006 as the highlight of his career in rugby administration.
[5] With the support of several other smaller North Island provincial unions (East Coast, Poverty Bay, Thames Valley and King Country) he stood for a seat on the New Zealand Rugby Union's board of directors against former All Black captain Graham Mourie.