Max Hicks (born 15 September 1999) is a New Zealand

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player who plays for in the

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and the in

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. His position is lock.

Career

Hicks plays his club rugby for Marist in

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. He was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the

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. Hicks made his debut for Tasman in Round 3 of the competition against , coming off the bench in a 29-48 win for the Mako. The side went on to make the final before losing 23–20 to . He was named in the squad for the

2022 Super Rugby Pacific season The 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific in Australia and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand) is the 27th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams fr ...

. Hicks made his debut for the Highlanders in Round 8 of the 2022 season, coming off the bench against

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in a 37–17 win for the Highlanders. Hicks was named as a late replacement in the Māori All Blacks squad to play Ireland in late June early July 2022.

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External links

itsrugby.co.uk profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Max New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union locks Tasman rugby union players Highlanders (rugby union) players Rugby union flankers 1999 births People educated at Rosmini College