Kieran Read
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New ZealandPosition
Number 8Age
38Height
193 cmWeight
110 kgKieran Read Bio
Kieran Read is an All Blacks legend who retired from the game in 2021. In total, he was capped 128 times by New Zealand and racked up a host of domestic and international honours, including two Rugby World Cups and four Super Rugby titles. Kieran Read was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.
Although he was a talented cricketer in his younger years, Kieran Read decided to focus his efforts on rugby. His domestic career began in 2006, when he started to represent Canterbury. Due to his strong performances for the side, he began to play for the Crusaders in Super Rugby only a year later.
Kieran Read then spent the bulk of his domestic career representing both sides (although he left Canterbury for Counties Manukau in 2017). Between 2007 and 2019, he made more than 150 appearances for the Crusaders in Super Rugby, winning the tournament four times. Of these victories, three came in his final three seasons with the club in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
When he left the Crusaders at the end of 2019, Kieran Read signed for Toyota Verblitz in Japan. He then retired from the game in 2021.
Although he’s highly decorated domestically, Kieran Read is undoubtedly best known for his career as an All Black, which spanned from 2008 to 2019. During this time, he captained the side 52 times, won the Rugby World Cup twice and was voted as the IRB Player of the Year in 2013. The Bronze Final at the 2019 Rugby World Cup was his last appearance for the side and he led the pre-match haka.
When he announced his retirement in May 2021, Kieran Read said he was looking forward to returning to New Zealand and spending more time with his family.
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- 2020
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- Crusaders
- New Zealand
- Counties Manukau
- All Teams
- Sharks 03 May 2019
- Bulls 10 May 2019
- Chiefs 01 Jun 2019
- Rebels 08 Jun 2019
- Highlanders 21 Jun 2019
- Hurricanes 29 Jun 2019
- Jaguares 06 Jul 2019
- South Africa 27 Jul 2019
- Australia 10 Aug 2019
- Australia 17 Aug 2019
- Tonga 07 Sep 2019
- South Africa 21 Sep 2019
- Canada 02 Oct 2019
- Ireland 19 Oct 2019
- England 26 Oct 2019
- Wales 01 Nov 2019
- Tasman 12 Sep 2020
- Northland 27 Sep 2020
- Otago 18 Oct 2020
- Wellington 25 Oct 2020
- Taranaki 01 Nov 2020
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