James Kerr (rugby union)
| Full name | James Stuart Kerr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 October 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College Gisborne Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | School teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Stuart Kerr (born 9 October 1975) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.
Born in Sydney, Kerr underwent his early schooling at Newington College, before moving to New Zealand and attending Gisborne Boys' High School, from where he gained New Zealand Schools representative selection.[1]
Kerr earned NZ Colt, NZ Universities, NZ Maori and NZ "A" honours during his career.[2]
A three-quarter, Kerr scored the winning try for the Crusaders in the 1998 Super 12 final against the Blues. The 80th-minute try broke a 13–13 deadlock and came through an Andrew Mehrtens chip kick, juggled over the try line between Blues Ofisa Tonu'u and Adrian Cashmore, with Kerr gathering the loose ball to score. He had previously played Super 12 rugby for the Blues and later spent a season with the Chiefs.[3]
Kerr is now a schoolteacher in the Bay of Plenty.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "College hero". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 June 1998.
- ^ "James Stuart Kerr". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
- ^ "Crusade is over, and it's a super finish". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 June 1998.
- ^ "Where Are They Now: The 1998 Crusaders swell rugby coaching ranks". Stuff.co.nz. 14 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- James Kerr at ESPNscrum
- 1975 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Rugby union players from Gisborne, New Zealand
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union wings
- Māori All Blacks players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Crusaders (rugby union) players
- Chiefs (rugby union) players
- People educated at Newington College
- People educated at Gisborne Boys' High School
- Poverty Bay rugby union players
- Auckland rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Marlborough rugby union players
- Taranaki rugby union players