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	76 kg (12 st 0 lb)
School	Kingswell High School
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 rugby player who won 6 caps playing at fly-half for the New Zealand rugby union side (the All Blacks). He 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 an impressive 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. As such, he then went on to win just 5 more caps. He currently coaches Rugby Southland in the New Zealand National Provincial Championship. He also played for Southland in the Hawke Cup.

External links

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