Blair Cook

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Blair Cook
Full nameBlair Richard Cook
Date of birth (1983-04-27) 27 April 1983 (age 41)
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
School Waimea College
Occupation(s)Engineer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005 Nelson Bays 9 (10)
2006–10 Tasman 46 (60)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 Crusaders 2 (0)

Blair Richard Cook (born 27 April 1983) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.

Educated at Waimea College, Cook had a delayed start to first-class rugby after a broken leg had him sidelined for most of the 2004 season, before he made his Nelson Bays debut the following year. He joined Tasman for their inaugural season in 2006 and played on the wing for the province, though he was also capable of playing the centre and fullback positions. [1]

Cook, an aeronautical engineer by profession, was called up to the Crusaders wider training group in 2009 as injury cover and took the field in two Super 14 matches, with an eye injury suffered during a game of squash costing him further opportunities. [2] His career included a stint in Spain with Ordizia. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Makos keen to cook up upset against Otago". Stuff.co.nz . 31 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Squash ball strike fells Tasman rugby star". Stuff.co.nz. 10 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Blair Cook: todo un Crusader para el Ampo Ordizia". Marca (in Spanish). 7 December 2009.
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