Cullen Grace
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| Full name | Cullen James Grace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hāwera, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Timaru Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cullen James Grace (born 20 December 1999)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC. His position is lock. He was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2020 season.[2][3][4]
Grace made his All Blacks debut on 7 November 2020 against Australia at Brisbane.[5][6] In 2022, He was called into the Māori All Blacks squad for the match against Ireland.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Grace is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Whakaue and Ngāti Raukawa descent).[8]
Reference list
[edit]- ^ "Cullen Grace". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Crusaders announce new-look 2020 Investec Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Crusaders. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "Cullen Grace". ESPN. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Investec Super Rugby class of 2020 announced". Super Rugby NZ. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Smith, Sam (24 June 2022). "Why the in-form Cullen Grace was only a late call-up for the Maori All Blacks". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b Skippers, David (24 June 2022). "New Zealand: Cullen Grace excited to represent Maori All Blacks". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Crusaders star Cullen Grace called up to Māori All Blacks squad to face Ireland". Stuff. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Connor Garden-Bachop". All Blacks (Official Site). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Cullen Grace at ESPNscrum
- Cullen Grace at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Cullen Grace at AllBlacks.com
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Categories:
- 1999 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Māori All Blacks players
- Living people
- Ngāti Raukawa people
- Ngāti Whakaue people
- Rugby union locks
- Crusaders (rugby union) players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Hāwera
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs
- People educated at Timaru Boys' High School
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen