Xavier Rush
Position(s) | Number eight | ||
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Amateur team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
Auckland Marist | () | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2005–2012 | Cardiff Blues | 130 | (105) |
Correct as of 23 August 2011 | |||
Provincial / State sides | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1997–2005 | Auckland | 74 | ((-)) |
Super Rugby | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1997–2005 | Blues | 86 | (70) |
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
1998–2004 | New Zealand | 8 | (0) |
Xavier Joseph Rush (born 13 July 1977, in Auckland) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a former All Black number eight and second row, and played professional rugby in Wales for Cardiff Blues where he is the former captain.
Career
Rush played domestic rugby with Auckland in the National Provincial Championship and Super 12 side the Blues between 1997 and 2005. He won the NPC Competition with Auckland in 2002 and the Super 12 with the Auckland Blues in 2003. He later captained both of these sides until the end of his contract with New Zealand Rugby where he managed to lift the Ranfurly Shield with Auckland in 2003. During his secondary school years, he maintained a place in the centenary 1st XV, playing, of course, at number 8.
Despite a successful domestic rugby career, Rush never shone at international level, having only eight All Black test caps to his name. He was only 21 when he made his test debut against the Wallabies in 1998. He would later play for the All Blacks during the 2004 Tri-Nations, against England and also the Pacific Islanders.
On 7 February 2010, Rush signed a two-year contract with Ulster Rugby. Having sacked his agent he subsequently entered talks with the Cardiff Blues and Ulster about his future. On 27 May 2010, it was announced that Rush would remain at Cardiff but would have to compensate Ulster to cancel his contract.[1]
Rush retired from playing at the end of the 2011–12 season and took up a coaching role with Cardiff Blues.[2]
References
External links
- Cardiff profile
- Xavier Rush at AllBlacks.com
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- Dec 2008: John Smit (vs. Aus)
- May 2009: Martin Corry (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2009: Phil Waugh (vs. Aus)
- Dec 2009: Victor Matfield (vs. NZ)
- May 2010: Xavier Rush (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2010: Xavier Rush (vs. Ire)
- Dec 2010: Matt Giteau (vs. SA)
- May 2011: Sergio Parisse (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2011: Sergio Parisse (vs. Wal)
- Nov 2011: Victor Matfield (vs. Aus)
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- Nov 2016: Dan Tuohy (vs Cze)
- Nov 2016: Andy Ellis (vs Fij)
- May 2017: Thierry Dusautoir (vs. Eng)
- May 2018: Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (vs. Eng)
- Jun 2019: James Horwill (vs. Eng)