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Braydon Ennor
Personal information
BornBraydon Maurice Ennor
(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 27)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing/centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Template:Rut Canterbury 4 7 0 0 35
2018 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 7 0 0 35
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 New Zealand under-20 4 2 10
As of 13 September 2017

Braydon Maurice Ennor (born 16 July 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a wing and centre for Template:Rut Canterbury in the Mitre 10 Cup.

Senior career

Ennor was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He studied at, captained and represented Saint Kentigern College in rugby, generally playing centre. He made the Blues Under 18 Development side in 2014.[1] He was the Hamilton House Leader and He was awarded The Bruce Palmer Memorial Cup for the Boys Runner-up to the Dux Ludorum as well as well as The Headmaster's Medal for Service House Leader Hamilton in his final year and St Kentigern.[2]

After graduating high school, In early 2016, he went to the University of Canterbury on a scholarship for a commerce degree, majoring in Business administration after getting snapped up by the Crusaders Academy side.[3] He represented Canterbury in the Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 tournament after returning from a 9-month ACL injury in September 2015.[4] after which he went onto represent the Crusaders development team, The Knights in 2017.

International career

His performance for the Knights saw him getting picked by the New Zealand under-20 for the Oceania Under 20 tournament in April 2017[5] after which he was named in the NZ u20 side for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Georgia.[6]. He helped NZ win the 2017 tournament.[7] He played in 4 of the 5 games at outside centre including the final and he scored 2 tries in the tournament.

Canterbury and the Crusaders

In August 2017, he was named in the Template:Rut Canterbury side for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup.[8] He made his debut on 1 September against Hawkes Bay scoring 2 tries on debut.[9] He scored 4 tries in the following game against Southland.[10] His performance saw him getting signed by the Crusaders for the 2018 and 2019 Super Rugby season.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Blues Under 18 Development Squad named". The Blues. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Under 18 Development
  2. ^ "St Kentigern Prizegiving Programme 2015" (PDF). S Kentigern. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. ^ "UC student tackles rugby dream". Stuff. Retrieved 12 September 2017. snapped up by the Crusaders Academy
  4. ^ "National U19 Tournament: Eight Players to watch". Club Rugby. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Ennor ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in September 2015
  5. ^ "Canterbury Rugby Union – Canterbury Rugby Union". Sporty. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. ^ "NZ Under 20 squad named for Rugby World Championship in Georgia". RUGBY HEARTLAND. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. ^ "England 17 New Zealand 64: Baby Blacks seal Under 20 World Cup with emphatic victory". The Telegraph. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Ennor
  8. ^ "Canterbury Rugby Union – Canterbury Rugby Union". Sporty. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ "Rookie Brett Cameron shines as Canterbury hammer Hawke's Bay". Stuff. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Canterbury thrash Southland to retain Ranfurly Shield in Christchurch". Stuff. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  11. ^ Van Royen, Robert (12 September 2017). "Champion Crusaders sign speedy Canterbury rookie Braydon Ennor". Stuff. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Crusaders Knights (development side) this year