Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta
| Full name | Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Te Araroa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Kentigern College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Tasman Mako in the Mitre 10 Cup competition.[1] His position of choice is Lock.
Early career
Te Ahiwaru was born in the East Coast township of Te Araroa in April 1998. His mother solely raised him. His father, whom he has never met, was born in Fiji.
Te Ahiwaru was educated in a total immersion school in Te Araroa up until year 11, 2013. He then moved to Hicks Bay High School to finish off his last two years of College.
At this time, Rico Gear, a former All Black, identified him as a talent and news of his ability was quickly passed through to both the Template:Rut Hurricanes and the Template:Rut Crusaders.
In 2014 Te Ahiwaru was offered a full scholarship to attend St Kentigern’s College in Auckland for his final two years of school. From 2015 to 2016, Te Ahiwaru played in the St Kentigern’s 1st XV team as number 8.
He played Age Group for both the East Coast and Hurricanes up until 2016 and was then selected by the Hurricanes Under 18 to travel to Christchurch and play against the Crusaders Under 18 as a curtain raiser game.
In August 2016 he was chosen in the Under 18, New Zealand Maori Development Team.[2]
Tasman
Cirikidaveta made his debut for Template:Rut Tasman in Round 9 of the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup against Template:Rut Counties Manukau at Pukekohe Stadium in Auckland. In September 2020 he was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.[3] Cirikidaveta played all 12 games for the Mako in the 2020 season as they went on to win their second premiership title in a row.
References
- ^ "Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta". mako.nz. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta". breakfastclub.org.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "2020 Tasman Mako Squad". mako.nz. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.