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Otago (Mitre 10 Cup)
Otago are a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin, New Zealand. The union was originally established in 1881, with the National Provincial Championship established in 1976. They now play in the reformed National Provincial Championship competition. They play their home games at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin in the Otago region. The team is affiliated with the Highlanders Super Rugby franchise. Their home playing colours are navy blue. Current squad The Otago squad for the 2022 Bunnings NPC is: Honours Otago have been overall Champions twice, winning the titles in 1991 and 1998. Their full list of honours include: ; National Provincial Championship First Division *Winners: 1991, 1998 Current Super Rugby players Players named in the 2022 Otago squad, who also earned contracts or were named in a squad for any side participating in the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season The 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as Harvey Norman Super Rugby P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otago Rugby Football Union
The Otago Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union for the Otago region of New Zealand. The union is based in the city of Dunedin, and its home ground is Forsyth Barr Stadium. The top representative team competes in the ITM Cup, New Zealand's top provincial competition. The union was to have been liquidated in March 2012. However a deal involving the Dunedin City Council allowed it to keep operating. Otago have won the Ranfurly Shield on seven occasions (1935, 1938, 1947, 1957, 2013, 2018 and 2020). They were the National provincial championship winners in 1991 and 1998. They have a proud record playing international teams, having defeated South Africa and the British and Irish Lions. History (1881-1975) The Otago Rugby Football Union was founded in 1881 and celebrated its 125th year in 2006. Ranfurly Shield Otago held the Ranfurly Shield between 1935 and 1938 and successfully defended it eight times, and then again in 1938 for a further five defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jermaine Ainsley
Jermaine Ainsley (born 8 August 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby union footballer who currently plays as a prop for the Otago Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition after previously being with the . Early life Born and raised in New Zealand, Ainsley moved to Western Australia in search of his big break in the game. He represented Western Australia at under-20 level before turning out for the 's A team. He played an important role in the Nedlands club's victory in the Pindan RugbyWA Premier Grade (1st Grade) competition in 2015. Rugby career Ainsley was selected by the for the 2015 National Rugby Championship season. He played in nine matches in total for the Spirit in 2015, starting two of them and this secured him a spot in the Western Force's wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. Injuries to props Tetera Faulkner and Francois van Wyk gave Ainsley the opportunity to earn valuable game time during his debut campaign. He earned his firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Dickson
Joshua McKenzie Dickson (born 2 November 1994) is a New Zealand people, New Zealand Rugby Union, rugby union player who currently plays as a Lock (rugby union), lock for in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship (2006–present), National Provincial Championship (NPC) and for the in the international Super Rugby competition. Early career Born in Perth, Western Australia, Dickson was raised in New Zealand and attended Otago Boys' High School. Senior career He made his senior debut playing for the Otago Razorbacks in the 2014 ITM Cup where he made 3 substitute appearances before becoming more of a regular the following year, featuring in 9 games, 7 of which were from the start and scoring 2 tries. 2016 Mitre 10 Cup, 2016 was a pretty good year for the Razorbacks as they reached the Championship final before losing to and Dickson was a key player for them in the second row, making a career-high 10 appearances. Dickson made 50 games for Otago in 2019. Super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brady Robertson
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Harry Press
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Ricky Jackson (rugby Union)
Ricky Jackson (born 2 August 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for in the National Provincial Championship (NPC) and the in Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem .... His playing position is hooker. He was named in the Highlanders squad for week 3 in 2019. In 2020 he was named as a full squad member but before the season started he suffered an ankle injury that ended his season. Rugby career Jackson made his debut for in a 27–24 away loss to on 1 October 2017 and has continued to play for Otago since. He scored his first try for Otago in a 30–7 home win against on 23 October 2020. Reference list External linksItsrugby.co.uk profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Ricky 1998 births New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bell (rugby Union)
Henry Bell (born 22 August 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the and . His preferred position is hooker. Early career Bell attended John McGlashan College where he was head boy and for their first XV. He is the older brother of hooker George Bell. Professional career Bell has represented in the National Provincial Championship since 2020, being named in their full squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC. He joined Utah Warriors for the 2023 Major League Rugby season, making 9 appearances before returning to New Zealand. He was named in the squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season The 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific in Fiji and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand) is the 29th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Austral .... References External linksitsrugby.co.uk Profile 1999 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Pole
Abraham Pole (born 1999/2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is prop. Early life Pole attended Otago Boys' High School where he played for the school's First XV. In 2017, he played for the New Zealand Schools team. He has played Dunedin club rugby for Harbour RFC. Rugby career Pole signed for for the 2021 Bunnings NPC The 2021 Bunnings NPC season was the sixteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 6, when Manawatu hosted Counties Manukau. It involved the top f .... On 7 August he made his debut in a 26–19 home win against . Reference list External linksItsrugby.co.uk profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Pole, Abraham New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union props Otago rugby union players People educated at Otago Boys' High School Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saula Ma'u
Saula Ma'u (born 29 April 2000) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in Super Rugby. His playing position is Prop (rugby union), prop. He was named in the Highlanders squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. He was also a member of the 2021 Bunnings NPC squad. References External links * 2000 births New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union props Otago rugby union players Highlanders (rugby union) players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-2000s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tau Koloamatangi
Taukiha'amea Koloamatangi (born 3 January 1995) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ... at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. References External links NZ Rugby History profile* 1995 births Living people People educated at Wesley College, Auckland New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union props Tongan rugby union players Hong Kong rugby union players Hong Kong international rugby union players Waikato rugby union players Otago rugby union players Moana Pasifika players Tonga international rugby union players 2023 Rugby World Cup players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Hohneck
Joshua Wolfe Hohneck (born 6 January 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is as a prop. He has played for the Championship winning Highlanders in Super Rugby and Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup. On 31 March 2016, Hohneck traveled to England to join Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby from the 2016–17 season. On 23 July 2020, Hohneck announced he left Gloucester to return to New Zealand due to personal reasons. Instead, he re-signed with for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. Career honours Chiefs *Super Rugby – 2012, 2013 Highlanders *Super Rugby – 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ... References External links Chiefs profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bower (rugby Union)
George Gadai Bower (born May 28, 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He began his rugby in Wellington playing for Avalon rugby club, following that he made his first-ever representative team playing for Wellington U20s in 2011. His usual position is prop. He currently plays for Crusaders and Otago. Rugby career In 2014, Bower moved to Dunedin to play for the Harbour Hawks RFC and then played one game for Otago's National Provincial Championship team that year as an injury replacement. Nicknamed the "Fijian Bulldozer", "Humble Horse" and "The Fijian Prince" by fans, Bower was once an extra in an advertisement for the All Blacks. Bower did not make an appearance for Otago until 2018 when he was called in as injury cover. He played aseven more games for Otago in 2018. In 2019, he was named in the Crusaders' pre-season and made his debut in round 4. In November 2019, he was named in the 2020 Crusaders' squad. In October 2020, the All Blacks' coach, Ian Foster, named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |