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Full name | Cullen James Grace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hāwera, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Timaru Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cullen James Grace (born 20 December 1999) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC. His position is lock. He was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2020 season. [2] [3] [4]
Grace made his All Blacks debut on 7 November 2020 against Australia at Brisbane. [5] [6] In 2022, He was called into the Māori All Blacks squad for the match against Ireland. [6] [7]
Grace is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāti Whakaue and Ngāti Raukawa descent). [8]
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