Rudi Wulf (born 2 February 1984) is a New Zealand

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player who plays for

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in the French

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. He previously played for

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and Castres Olympique. Wulf has also played for North Harbour in the

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and the Auckland-based Blues in the Super 14 competition. He played for Marist in the North Harbour premier competition. Wulf is regarded as a three quarter, in that he can play

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, fullback and

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. He attended high school at Rosmini College where he played 1st XV rugby alongside fellow former

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Anthony Boric Anthony Frank Boric (born 27 December 1983 in Auckland) is a former rugby union footballer who represented the New Zealand in international rugby, and was a member of the 2011 Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks squad. He played as a lock. Early ...

. Wulf's career almost ended before it began when, in June 2005, he suffered a serious injury by diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool and fracturing vertebrae in his neck. He made a full recovery. He is related to French

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international Vincent Wulf.

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