- Nigel Hunt
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Nigel Hunt Full name Nigel Hunt Date of birth 5 February 1983 Place of birth Apia, Samoa Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) Rugby union career Playing career Position Halfback Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2004–2006
2008–2009Wellington
Bay of PlentyNational team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2005–present New Zealand Sevens Medal record Competitor for New Zealand Men's Rugby Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne Rugby 7's Nigel Hunt is a New Zealand Rugby union player who most famously played for the New Zealand Sevens team. He achieved a Gold Medal along with his NZ Sevens team mates at the 2006 Commonwealth games in Melbourne.[1] Hunt was a member of both NZ Sevens squads that won the Sevens World Circuits in 2006 and 2007. He is currently on a one year contract for 2nd Division French Rugby Union club, "Grenoble" and plans to return to the Rugby Union 15's game in New Zealand in 2011 though it is unknown whether he will resume playing for his previous National Provincial side, Bay of Plenty.[2]
Teams
- Grenoble (France) 2010 – present
- Bay of Plenty 2008 – 2009
- NZ Sevens 2005 – 2007
- Wellington 2004 – 2006
- Wellington Under 21 2002
- Tawa R.F.C. 2002 – 2004
- Porirua R.F.C. 2000 – 2001
References
- ^ Nigel Hunt | New Zealand Olympic Committee. Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved on 17 August 2011.
- ^ Tawa Rugby Club. Tawarugby.co.nz. Retrieved on 17 August 2011.
Categories:- 1983 births
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Wellington rugby union players
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