Ned Hanigan (born 11 April 1995) is an

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player who currently plays for the in the Super Rugby competition and the Australian Wallabies. His preferred positions are blindside flanker or

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Early life and career

Hanigan was born in Dubbo and raised in

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in the central-west part of

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. After high school, he began studying science at

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alongside

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rugby with Randwick, winning Premiership Rugby title with their Colts side before progressing on to their first team. During this time, he also represented New South Wales at Under-20 level in 2014 and 2015 and played for the New South Wales Country Eagles during the

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Professional career

Hanigan trained with the Waratahs wider training group in 2015 and then made the full squad ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. As a youngster competing against

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internationals such as Dean Mumm, Will Skelton and Dave Dennis for a starting place, Hanigan's game time was limited to just 3 substitute appearances in his debut season.

International

Hanigan represented Australia at schoolboy level and was an important member of the side on their grand-slam European tour in 2013. He was also a member of the Australia Under-20 which competed at the

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after which he was named his side's MVP for the tournament. Hanigan made his debut for the Australian Wallabies in 2017 against Fiji.

Super Rugby statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanigan, Ned 1995 births Living people Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Rugby union locks New South Wales Waratahs players New South Wales Country Eagles players People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill Rugby union flankers Kurita Water Gush Akishima players Rugby union players from New South Wales