Brady Rush

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Brady Rush
Born (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 26)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
School Kerikeri High School
Notable relative(s) Eric Rush (father)
Rob Rush (brother)
Rugby union career
Position Wing
Current team Northland
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020– Northland 18 (5)
Correct as of 4 October 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022– New Zealand 7s 122 (154)
Correct as of 4 October 2024

Brady Rush (born 24 April 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a wing for National Provincial Championship side Northland and the New Zealand national sevens team.

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International career

Rush was named as a contracted player for the All Blacks Sevens squad in 2021. [1] He was named in the team for the 2022 Singapore Sevens and was to make his debut at the tournament. [2] He was named as a non travelling reserve for the All Blacks Sevens squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [3] [4]

He competed for New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [5] [6]

Personal life

Rush is the son of New Zealand sevens player Eric Rush. [7] [8]

References

  1. "Legend Rush's son follows in his sevens footsteps". rugby365.com. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. "All Blacks Sevens name squad for first series in two years". 1 News. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Paris Olympics". allblacks.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  6. "New Zealand - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. Long, David (22 May 2021). "Like father, like son as Brady Rush kick-starts superb day for All Blacks Sevens". Stuff. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. Powell, Alex (1 April 2022). "Rugby Sevens: Brady Rush, son of New Zealand great Eric, in line for All Blacks Sevens debut in Singapore". Newshub. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.