Cory Jane
| Full name | Cory Steven Jane | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (190 lb) | ||
| School | Heretaunga College[1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback/wing | ||
| New Zealand No. | 1080 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003–2004 2005– |
Hawke's Bay Wellington |
26 |
(81) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007– | Hurricanes | 57 | (70) |
| correct as of 3 October 2011. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008– | New Zealand | 31 | (45) |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| NZ Maori | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  New Zealand |
||
| Men's Rugby | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | Rugby 7's |
Cory Steven Jane (born 8 February 1983) is a New Zealand international rugby union player.
He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover. A few weeks later he made the Rugby World cup squad of 30 after tight competition in the back 3.[2]
[edit] Career
Born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Jane plays for Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Wellington Hurricanes in the Super Rugby (formerly Super 12/14) competition. He has previously played for Hawke's Bay and was in the New Zealand team that won the Rugby Sevens gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He represented the New Zealand Maori rugby union team in 2006.[2]
Jane was 3rd-equal on the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup leading try scorer list with 6 tries, behind Richard Kahui (8 tries) and Sitiveni Sivivatu (7 tries), both from Waikato.
He won the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup with the All Blacks.During this campaign he was awarded man of the match in New Zealand's semi-final victory over Australia.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Our Team: Cory Jane". Players. Vodafone Wellington Lions. http://www.wellingtonlions.co.nz/our-team/player-profiles/31-Cory-Jane. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ a b Player profile at allblacks.com
- ^ Scott Murray (23 October 2011). "Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand v France – as it happened". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/oct/23/rugby-world-cup-final-2011-new-zealand-france. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
