Simon Culhane

Simon Culhane

Birth name	Simon David Culhane
Date of birth	(1968-03-10) 10 March 1968
Place of birth	Invercargill, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School	Kingswell High School
Notable relative(s)	Benjamin Culhane (son)
Occupation(s)	Builder
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1988–1998 1999 Southland Otago 104 6 (976) (48) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1999 Highlanders 16 (96) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1996 New Zealand 6 (114) Coaching career Years Team 2005– 2011– Southland Highlanders (assistant coach)

Simon Culhane (born 10 March 1968 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a former rugby union player who won six caps playing at fly-half for the New Zealand rugby union side (the All Blacks).

Culhane made his international test debut at the age of 27 on 4 June 1995 during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The match, against Japan was won 145–17 and is the largest winning margin for an All Blacks side. Culhane amassed 45 points during his debut, a world record for first class test rugby that still stands today, slotting 20 of 21 conversion attempts and scoring a try. He lost his place in the starting line-up for the next match to first-choice Andrew Mehrtens. He then went on to win just five more caps. He currently coaches Rugby Southland in the New Zealand National Provincial Championship.

He also played cricket for Southland in the Hawke Cup.

External links

• Simon Culhane on Sporting Heroes
• Simon Culhane at AllBlacks.com