Hayden Triggs (born 22 February 1982) is a New Zealand former

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. He last played for

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in the

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Provincial

A former

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mechanic, Triggs was a long-time regular in the Manawatu side, earning 70 caps between 2002 and 2008. Following his signing by the Highlanders in Super 14, Triggs transferred to Otago, appearing in 13 matches in 2009. In the

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, Triggs started all 13 matches for Otago and registered two tries. Following the 2010 season, Triggs transferred to

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to be closer to his family on the North Island.

Super Rugby

Following his strong performances for Manawatu, Triggs received an opportunity to graduate to the Super 14 competition in 2007 with the

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, but was limited to only one appearance as a substitute. He had previously been a part of the Hurricanes' Wider Training Group in 2006. For

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, Triggs moved to the Highlanders, where he emerged as a squad regular making 11 appearances including 7 starts. In 2009, Triggs appeared in all 13 Highlanders matches, starting in 10 of them. In 2010, Triggs started the season as a substitute behind

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Tom Donnelly Thomas Mathew Donnelly (born 1 October 1981) was a rugby union player who played for Montpellier in the Top 14. He also made 15 appearances for the All Blacks since 2009 and played for Otago Rugby Football Union. He moved into a coaching care ...

and

Josh Bekhuis Joshua Bekhuis (born 26 April 1986) is a professional rugby union player who plays at lock for Honda Heat in the Japanese Top League competition. Playing career Provincial Rugby Bekhuis began his career with Southland in 2006 after a success ...

, but following a season-ending injury to Donnelly Triggs started the final 8 matches of the season. During this stretch, he scored his first two tries in Super Rugby, and his strong performances saw him selected to the New Zealand Māori squad at year-end. For the

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, Triggs transferred to the Chiefs. However, he found himself down the pecking order, and made only three appearances during the campaign. In

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he was called into the Blues to replace the injured Culum Retallick.

International

Triggs was first selected to the New Zealand Māori squad for the 2007 Churchill Cup tournament, where he made three appearances (Canada, Ireland A, England Saxons). In 2008, Triggs was again selected for the Māori squad for the

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but was ruled out before the tournament because of a stress fracture to his foot. Triggs was again selected to the New Zealand Māori for their 2010 Centenary Series. He scored a try against the Barbarians, and started in the squad's historic victories over

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* lues profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Triggs, Hayden 1982 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union players from Lower Hutt Rugby union locks Māori All Blacks players Manawatu rugby union players Otago rugby union players Hurricanes (rugby union) players Highlanders (rugby union) players Chiefs (rugby union) players Blues (Super Rugby) players Expatriate rugby union players in Japan New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan Mie Honda Heat players North Harbour rugby union players