Willi Heinz
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| Birth name | Willi Heinz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 November 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Willi Heinz (born 24 November 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half for Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby and for Canterbury in the ITM Cup.
Heinz played four years in his XV rugby team at school, which is a record for the school. He played three years in the under 21s New Zealand side which is a tied record.
On 24 February 2015, English Premiership club Gloucester Rugby announced his signing for the start of the 2015-16 season.[1]
In May 2017 he was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by Eddie Jones.[2]
References
- ^ "Gloucester sign Crusaders scrum-half Willi Heinz". Sky Sports. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "England rugby: Willi Heinz and Jason Woodward selected for training camp". BBC. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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