Heiden Kahira Bedwell-Curtis (born 25 June 1991) is a New Zealand

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player. He plays in the

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position for

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in the Japanese Top League. He has international experience with the New Zealand national under-20 side.

Career

Taranaki

Bedwell-Curtis played 2 matches for

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in 2012, playing that season's first two

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matches against

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and

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. He was contracted and made the Taranaki NPC squad, but broke his cheekbone playing for the development side which all but ruled him out for further appearances. The uncertainty about whether or not he would be offered another contract with Taranaki had prompted Bedwell-Curtis to head to Manawatu on a one-year deal.

Manawatu

In his debut season for Manawatu, Bedwell-Curtis snatched up the starting blindside flanker role for the Turbos. He was resigned for the

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season.

Hurricanes

Bedwell-Curtis had been in and out of the Hurricanes Wider Training Group, but was not called up for the senior side.

Crusaders

Bedwell-Curtis was called in to the Crusaders

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squad during 2017 and made 7 appearances his first season. After being released at the end of the 2017 season he was recalled the next year following further injury concerns within the team. Bedwell-Curtis added further to his tally of matches which included starting in the 2018 Super Rugby final win over the

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Personal life

Bedwell-Curtis is a New Zealander of Māori descent ( Ngāpuhi descent).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bedwell-Curtis, Heiden 1991 births New Zealand rugby union players Ngāpuhi people Taranaki rugby union players Manawatu rugby union players Rugby union flankers Living people Māori All Blacks players People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School Rugby union players from Christchurch Crusaders (rugby union) players Hurricanes (rugby union) players Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan Mie Honda Heat players