Jeremy Thrush (born 19 April 1985) is a

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who plays for the

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. He previously played for in

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and

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in the

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. He represented the

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, New Zealand Under-19 and New Zealand Secondary Schools teams. He was a part of the victorious 2004 Under-19 World Championship team and was named the 2004 IRB World U19 Player of the Year. Thrush made his debut as a replacement in the 68th minute of the All Blacks' second test against France in the 2013 Steinlager Series. On 13 January 2015, it was announced that Thrush would be joining

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side

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after the

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. On 10 May 2018, Thrush returned to the southern hemisphere in Australia to sign for

as part of the

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competition and recently played for them in

Super Rugby AU Super Rugby AU, formerly named the Harvey Norman Super Rugby AU for sponsorship purposes, was a rugby union competition organised by Rugby Australia. The competition was created to supplant the 2020 Super Rugby season, which had been suspended ...

and Super Rugby Pacific.

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