Craig Newby
| Full name | Craig Alan Newby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) [1] | ||
| School | Rotorua Boys' High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Back Row | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002-2003 2008–2012 |
Newcastle Leicester Tigers |
7 72 |
(0) (17) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000-2004 2005-2008 |
North Harbour Otago |
49 38 |
|
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001 2002-2008 |
Blues Highlanders |
7 67 |
(0) (40) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004–2006 | New Zealand | 3 | (0) |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 1999–2002 | New Zealand Sevens | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  New Zealand
| ||
| Men's Rugby | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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Craig Newby (born 27 July 1979, Rotorua, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Newby spent the bulk of his career in New Zealand, playing for Otago, the Otago Highlanders, North Harbour and the Auckland Blues. He had a short stint with Newcastle Falcons in 2002. He made three appearances for New Zealand before moving to England in 2008 to play for Leicester Tigers.
He retired from professional rugby early in the 2012 season and now is coaching at Cambridge and Laxton Junior School, Oundle. [2]
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "My Life in Rugby: Craig Newby – former Leicester and All Black flanker". The Rugby paper. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
External links
- Highlanders profile
- Craig Newby at AllBlacks.com
- Tigers sign Highlanders flanker
- Leicester Tigers profile
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