Drew Wild

Drew Wild

Date of birth	(2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	New Zealand
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
School	Feilding High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Current team Manawatu Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019– Manawatu 54 (65) 2022–2025 Houston Sabercats 32 (53) Correct as of 14 September 2025

Drew Wild (born 14 July 2000 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Manawatu Turbos in the National Provincial Championship. His playing position is fullback.

After switching to rugby from soccer football, Wild became the Feilding High School first XV captain and was signed to the Manawatu rugby academy. He has played for the Feilding Yellows in the Manawatu club competition. ^{[1] [2]} He made his Manawatu debut in August 2019 against Taranaki. ^[3]

In 2021 he played for the New Zealand Barbarians team against the New Zealand Heartland XV. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2022 Wild commenced playing in the Major League Rugby for the Houston Sabercats. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Wild brought up his 50th game for the Manawatu Turbos in 2025 and starred in a win over Wellington. ^[5]

Reference list

1. Lampp, Peter (30 March 2019). "Young Drew Wild makes brave call for winning pot in Feilding derby match". Stuff .
2. Lampp, Peter (4 May 2019). "Mighty Feilding Yellows grateful for fateful College Old Boys call". Stuff .
3. "Rugby Database: Drew Wild Player Profile & Stats". www.rugbydatabase.co.nz.
4. "Players rewarded with New Zealand Barbarians squad selection". nzrugby.co.nz. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
5. www.vcsnet.co.nz, VCS Websites (NZ)-Lower Hutt and Wellington. "Drew R Wild | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
6. "Drew WILD profile and stats". all.rugby.
7. "Drew Wild - Houston SaberCats Rugby". houstonsabercats.com.
8. "SaberCats sign NPC duo Drew Wild and Vereniki Tikoisolomone". 7 January 2023.