Corey Flynn

Corey Flynn

Full name	Corey Robert Flynn
Date of birth	5 January 1981 (1981-01-05) (age 30)
Place of birth	Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
School	Southland Boys' High School
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby union player
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Hooker
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2002 2003–	Southland Canterbury	49	()
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004–	Crusaders	78	(65)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003 –	New Zealand	12	(15)
correct as of 11 September 2010.

Corey Flynn (born 5 January 1981 in Invercargill) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.

Career

Provincial

He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003.

Super 14

Flynn plays Super 14 rugby for the Crusaders.

Internationals

Flynn made his international debut for the All Blacks against Canada after a surprise selection ahead of Anton Oliver in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He has also played for New Zealand Maori and the Junior All Blacks. On 31 May 2006, Flynn was named captain of the Junior All Blacks after Reuben Thorne declined the role.^[1]

Biography

Flynn comes from a family with a long history in rugby with his father and two uncles playing for Southland Rugby. One of his uncles, Robbie Flynn, played rugby for the United States, Aaron Flynn, also played for the Crusaders from 1998–2002.

References

1. ^ Flynn New Skipper Of Junior ABs

External links

• Crusaders profile
• Corey Flynn at AllBlacks.com
• Corey talking about Earth Hour

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Name	Flynn, Corey
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Date of birth	5 January 1981
Place of birth	Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
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