Braydon Maurice Ennor (born 16 July 1997) is a New Zealand

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player who currently plays as a

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and

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for in the

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and Crusaders in super rugby.

Youth and school

Ennor was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Zimbabwean parents. He studied at, captained and represented

Saint Kentigern College Saint Kentigern College is a private co-educational Presbyterian secondary school in the suburb of Pakuranga on the eastern side of Auckland, New Zealand, beside the Tamaki Estuary. It is operated by the Saint Kentigern Trust Board which also ...

in rugby, generally playing centre. He made the

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Under 18 Development side in 2014. He was the Hamilton House Leader and was awarded ''The Bruce Palmer Memorial Cup for the Boys Runner-up to the Dux Ludorum'' as well as ''The Headmaster's Medal for Service House Leader Hamilton'' in his final year and St Kentigern. After graduating high school, In early 2016, he went to the

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on a scholarship for a commerce degree, majoring in

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after getting snapped up by the Crusaders Academy side. He represented Canterbury in the Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 tournament after returning from a 9-month ACL injury in September 2015. after which he went onto represent the Crusaders development team, The Knights in 2017.

International career

His performance for the Knights saw him getting picked by the New Zealand under-20 for the Oceania Under 20 tournament in April 2017 after which he was named in the NZ u20 side for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Georgia. He helped NZ win the 2017 tournament. He played in 4 of the 5 games at outside centre including the final and he scored 2 tries in the tournament.

Canterbury and the Crusaders

In August 2017, he was named in the side for the

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. He made his debut on 1 September against

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scoring 2 tries on debut. He scored 4 tries in the following game against

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. His performance saw him getting signed by the

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for the

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and 2019 Super Rugby season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ennor, Braydon 1997 births Living people Canterbury rugby union players Rugby union wings People educated at Saint Kentigern College Rugby union centres University of Canterbury alumni Crusaders (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Auckland New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players