John Timu (born 8 May 1969) is a retired professional rugby league and rugby union footballer of the 1980s and 90s.Timu's position of choice was as a centre. In union he would play at full-back or on the wing.He achieved international selection for New Zealand in both rugby codes, appearing in 26 tests for the All Blacks in union and nine for the Kiwis in league. He played representative rugby for Otago in union and the Canterbury Bulldogs and London Broncos in league.