- Xavier Rush
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name = Xavier Rush
caption =
birthname = Xavier Joseph Rush
nickname =
birthyear = 1977
birthmonth = 07
birthday = 13
placeofbirth = flagicon|New ZealandAuckland ,New Zealand
allblackno = 978
allblackid = 759
dateofdeath =
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height = height|m=1.87
weight = convert|108|kg|stlb|abbr=on
ru_position = Number eight
ru_amateuryears =
ru_amateurclubs = Auckland Marist
ru_amupdate =
ru_nationalteam = flagicon|New Zealand New Zealand
ru_nationalyears = 1998, 2004
ru_nationalcaps = 8
ru_nationalpoints = (0)
ru_ntupdate = 19 Dec 2006
ru_clubyears = 2005–
ru_proclubs = flagicon|WalesCardiff Blues
ru_clubcaps = 46
ru_clubpoints = (45)
ru_clubupdate =
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super14 = flagicon|New Zealand Blues
super14years = 1997-2005
super14caps = 87
super14points = (-)
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ru_province = flagicon|New Zealand Auckland
ru_provinceyears =1997–2005
ru_provincecaps = 74
ru_provincepoints = (-)
ru_provinceupdate = 19 Dece 2006
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school = Sacred Heart College
university =Xavier Joseph Rush (born
13 July 1977 inAuckland ) is aNew Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a former All Black and currently plays professional rugby inWales forMagners League -sideCardiff Blues where he is the former captain. He plays at number eight and is 1.87 m tall and weighs 108 kg.Career
He played domestic rugby with Auckland in the
National Provincial Championship andSuper 12 side the Blues since 1997 to 2005. He won the NPC with Auckland in 2002 and the Super 12 with the 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 theRanfurly Shield with Auckland in 2003. For his secondary school that he went to he got onto the centenary 1st XV where he was at number 8.Despite a successful domestic rugby career, Rush never shone on 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 only later play for the All Blacks for the 2004 Tri-Nations and against England and the Pacific Islanders.References
External links
* [http://www.cardiffblues.com/476_518.php Cardiff profile]
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