Luke Gary Braid (born 5 October 1988) is a rugby union footballer who plays for the

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and Auckland in the

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. He plays as a loose forward. Braid has also played for three national rugby union teams, the New Zealand Schoolboys, the New Zealand Under 19's, and the New Zealand Under 20sSteamers re-sign world champion Braid , infonews.co.nz New Zealand's local news community
Infonews.co.nz (21 November 2008). Retrieved 16 August 2011. Braid is the son of former player

Gary Braid Gary John Braid (born 25 July 1960) is a New Zealand former rugby footballer who represented his country in rugby union. His two sons, Luke and Daniel, both play rugby union Rugby union career Braid attended Otumoetai College where he played s ...

and the younger brother of fellow Blues player Daniel Braid. Braid made his professional debut with Steve Honey and Jason Fly at Tauranga boys college in 2008. In 2010, he made his Chiefs debut against the Lions, with the Chiefs winning 65 – 72 away from home. The match set several new records for Super Rugby including the highest aggregate score in a single match (137 points), highest score by an away side (72) and the most tries scored in a Super Rugby match (18). Braid appeared 8 times during the 2010 season as the Chiefs finished in 10th place. In 2011, he signed with the Blues, with whom he appeared in the 2011 Super Rugby semi-finals. In 2012, he captained the side in a number of matches whilst regular captain Keven Mealamu was injured. In November 2014, it was Braid revealed that he would join

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Top 14 side at the conclusion of the

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Blues profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Braid, Luke 1988 births Living people People educated at Cranleigh School New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Tauranga World Rugby Awards winners Blues (Super Rugby) players Chiefs (rugby union) players Bay of Plenty rugby union players Auckland rugby union players Union Bordeaux Bègles players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate rugby union players in France