Bryce Heem
| Full name | Bryce Ian Heem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bryce Heem (born 18 January 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a wing or centre for the Blues in Super Rugby.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Heem began his senior rugby career with his home province Auckland and made 3 appearances during the 2010 ITM Cup season before heading north to Whangārei to link up with Northland Taniwha as a loan player.[1] He spent 2 seasons with the Cambridge Blues and scored 5 tries in 15 appearances before heading down to the South Island to join the Tasman Mako in 2012.[2] He firmly established himself as a regular starter for the men from Nelson during their impressive 2013 and 2014 ITM Cup campaigns and this form saw him handed a Super Rugby contract with the Chiefs ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season.[4]
On 8 April 2015, it was announced Heem would move to England to join Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership from the 2015–16 season.[5] Heem marked his debut with a try in a victory over Newcastle Falcons in November 2015.
On the 18 November 2017, Heem scored a hat-trick of tries in Worcester's first win of the 2017-18 English Premiership season. The win against Northampton Saints (30-15) saw Worcester lifted from bottom of the table. A culmination of improved performances in two close losses against Harlequins, in the preceding weeks.[6]
Heem went on to play four seasons for Worcester Warriors, scoring 32 tries in 70 games.[7]
On 27 February 2019, French giants Toulon announced that they had signed Heem on a two-year deal, starting from the 2019–20 Top 14 season.[8] However, on 25 January 2021, the club granted him an early release from his contract to return to New Zealand for family reasons. He played 26 games and scored 6 tries for Toulon.[9]
He subsequently joined the Blues for the 2021 Super Rugby season.[10] He came off the bench in the Blues 41-10 win over the Chiefs in the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final. It was the franchise's 4th Super Rugby title, and their first since 2003.
International career
[edit]Heem represented the All Blacks Sevens side from 2011 until he signed his Super Rugby contract with the Chiefs.[11] His time on the sevens circuit saw him win a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Young guns aim to fire for Taniwha". The Northern Advocate. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Bryce Heem itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Bryce Heem ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Chiefs snap up Bryce Heem and Sean Polwart". Rugby Heaven. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors have signed New Zealand Sevens international Bryce Heem from Super 15 side Waikato Chiefs". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Premiership: Worcester Warriors 30-15 Northampton Saints". BBC Sport. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Bryce Heem Worcester Warriors player profile". Worcester Warriors. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Toulon sign New Zealand wing Bryce Heem as pressure mounts on Julian Savea". Stuff.co.nz. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Communiqué de presse – Bryce Heem libéré de son contrat" (Press release) (in French). Rugby Club Toulonnais. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Former New Zealand Sevens star returns home" (Press release). Blues. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Bryce Heem All Blacks Sevens Player Profile". All Blacks. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Bryce Heem Glasgow 2014 Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- Bryce Heem at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union centres
- Auckland rugby union players
- Northland rugby union players
- Tasman rugby union players
- Chiefs (rugby union) players
- Worcester Warriors players
- RC Toulon players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France