- Kevin O'Neill (rugby player)
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birthname = Kevin John O'Neill
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dateofbirth = 24/2/82
birthyear = 1982
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school =Sacred Heart College
university =Lincoln University Kevin John O'Neill (born
24 February 1982 inTe Aroha ,New Zealand ) is arugby union player who plays forWaikato Rugby Union in theAir New Zealand Cup and for theAll Blacks . His position is lock.Canterbury
Kevin debuted in 2003 for Canterbury in 2003 against Fiji. He played for Canterbury until 2007 after 29 caps for Canterbury he transferred to Waikato.
Crusaders
Kevin debuted for the Crusaders. He played a number of games beside
All Black ,Chris Jack . He was drafted to the Chiefs and since then has signed with them ending his career inChristchurch .Chiefs and Waikato
O'Neill played most games for the Chiefs in 2008 and will play for Waikato in the
Air New Zealand Cup .Representative Squads
New Zealand Under 21
O'Neill played in the World Cup winning under 21's in 2003 alongside fellow
All Black ,Adam Thompson .Junior All Blacks
He was a member of the 2005 Junior All Blacks.
All Black debut
After 28 minutes on the 12/7/2008 at
Carisbrook , O'Neill made his debut for the All Blacks after a knock toAli Williams caused Williams to leave the field. Although it was not enough as theAll Blacks went down to theSpringboks 30 - 28 after a chip and chase fromEnrico Januarie resulted in a match winning try. It was theAll Blacks first loss atCarisbrook to theSpringboks .External links
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