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RUGBY RESUME

Professional info​​

 

Player Information:

  • Date of birth: 26 March 1979

  • Marital status: Partner Debbie Odell

  • Origin of Passport: New Zealand and British Passport holder.

  • Date of Availability: June 2014

 

Contact Details:

 

Playing Stats:

  • Positions played: Number 8 or Lock.

  • Preferred position: Number 8

  • Weight: 122kg

  • Height: 191cm

 

Playing Strengths:

  • Good ball carrier.

  • Aggression in contact.

  • Solid Defender.

  • Leadership.

  • Big, Strong and Fast.

Previous Clubs & Achievements​

 

Cornish Pirates - RFU Championship

​May 2009 - present

 

  • ​Winners of the British and Irish Cup v Munster 2009/10

  • Championship Finalist v Worcester Wariors 2010/11

  • Championship Finalists v London Welsh 2011/12

  • Awarded Presidents Cup for outstanding contribution 2010/11

  • Awarded Supporters Player of the year 2012/13

  • Awarded annual 'hard as nails' award 2012/13

  • Reached 100 game milestone 2012/13

  • Reached 150 game miltstone 2015/16

 

 

Coventry RFC - RFU National One (now championship)

​June 2007 - April 2009

 

  • Voted supporters player of the year 07/08

  • Top try scorer 2007/08 and 2008/09.

  • Has Captained on numerous occasions.

  • Started 60 of the 63 matches played in all competitions.

  • Prolific try scorer, touching down 21 times In National League.

 

 

Gran Parma - Italian Super 10

​October 2006 - April 2007

 

  • ​Spent the remainder of the 2006/07 season with Gran Parma as injury cover.

 

Tasman Mako B - NZ Provincial comp

​2006

 

  • Senior Member of the Tasman Mako B Team.

  • Senior Member of the Marlborough Sub-Union Team.

  • Captain of Championship winning Moutere RFC Premier Club Team.

 

 

Marlborough - NZ 2nd Division NPC

​2001 - 2005

 

  • Captain of Marlborough NPC Team.

  • Captain of Moutere RFC Premier Club Team.

  • New Zealand Divisional Team Trialist.

  • Crusaders development team trialist.

Education
The Open University

​2013 - present

 

​Recently I have returned to study part-time via distance learning through The Open University here in the UK. I am currently working towards an Open Degree with a Business focus.

 

 

University of Otago

​1997 - 2001

 

​During this time I gained a Bachelors Degree in Land Surveying.

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