Meihana Grindlay (born 7 April 2001) is a New Zealand

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player, who plays for the and . His preferred position is

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Early career

Grindlay attended King's College, Auckland on a scholarship, where he played rugby, earning selection for New Zealand Schools. After school, he moved to Taranaki and represented Southern. He was selected for the New Zealand U20s in 2021.

Professional career

Grindlay has represented in the National Provincial Championship since 2021, being named in their full squad for the

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. He was named in the squad for the

2024 Super Rugby Pacific season The 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific in Fiji and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand) is the 29th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Austral ...

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk Profile
2001 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union centres Blues (Super Rugby) players Taranaki rugby union players People educated at King's College, Auckland {{NZ-rugbyunion-bio-stub