Neil Brew (born 8 March 1979 in

Murupara Murupara is a town located in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is situated in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera protected area, on the banks of the ...

, New Zealand) is a

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player. He plays at

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. Prior to joining Kobe in 2010, Brew played for the

Otago Highlanders The Highlanders (formerly the Otago Highlanders) is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in Super Rugby. The team was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 compet ...

in the

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championships in New Zealand and

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in the

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in England. Brew has played for New Zealand Maori. Neil Brew was signed to play for the Highlanders in 2013 but didn't play a game. He played for

Toshiba Brave Lupus Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. They are based in Fuchu, Tokyo, as is their local rival Suntory Sungoliath. They won the second ever Top League championship in the 2004-5 season and the Microsoft Cup i ...

in the Japanese

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. Currently he teaches at Balmacewen Intermediate.

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Bristol Rugby profile
1979 births Living people Bristol Bears players Māori All Blacks players People from Murupara New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England Highlanders (rugby union) players Hurricanes (rugby union) players Otago rugby union players Taranaki rugby union players Rugby union centres Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo players Green Rockets Tokatsu players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Expatriate rugby union players in Japan New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan Rugby union players from the Bay of Plenty Region {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1970s-stub