Heiden Bedwell-Curtis

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Heiden Bedwell-Curtis
Birth nameHeiden Kahira Bedwell-Curtis
Date of birth (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
School New Plymouth Boys' High School
University Western Institute of Technology
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8, Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2017 Manawatu 48 (40)
2017–2018 Crusaders 19 (20)
2018–2023 Mitsubishi Dynaboars 15 (20)
2019–2020 Hurricanes 2 (0)
2012, 2019, 2023 Taranaki 17 (5)
2024 Mie Honda Heat ()
Correct as of 22 August 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 New Zealand U20 3 (0)
2015 Māori All Blacks 1 (0)
Correct as of 11 July 2015

Heiden Kahira Bedwell-Curtis (born 25 June 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the flanker position for Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in the Japanese Top League. [1]

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He has international experience with the New Zealand national under-20 side. [2]

Career

Taranaki

Bedwell-Curtis played 2 matches for Taranaki in 2012, playing that season's first two Ranfurly Shield matches against King Country and Wanganui. He was contracted and made the Taranaki NPC squad, but broke his cheekbone playing for the development side which all but ruled him out for further appearances.

The uncertainty about whether or not he would be offered another contract with Taranaki had prompted Bedwell-Curtis to head to Manawatu on a one-year deal. [3]

Manawatu

In his debut season for Manawatu, Bedwell-Curtis snatched up the starting blindside flanker role for the Turbos. He was resigned for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season. [4]

Hurricanes

Bedwell-Curtis had been in and out of the Hurricanes Wider Training Group, but was not called up for the senior side. [5] [6]

Crusaders

Bedwell-Curtis was called in to the Crusaders Super Rugby squad during 2017 and made 7 appearances his first season. After being released at the end of the 2017 season he was recalled the next year following further injury concerns within the team. [7] Bedwell-Curtis added further to his tally of matches which included starting in the 2018 Super Rugby final win over the Lions. [8]

Personal life

Bedwell-Curtis is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Ngāpuhi descent). [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Crusaders loose forward Heiden Bedwell-Curtis uncertain if he'll return". Stuff. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "First beat Clifton, then the world". 21 May 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bedwell-Curtis opts for the Turbos". 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Turbos, Manawatu. "Manawatu Turbos | Turbonation". Manwatu Turbos. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bedwell-Curtis goes back to carpentry". Stuff. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Stuff.co.nz" . Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Crusaders back rower Bedwell-Curtis grabs Super Rugby lifeline". Stuff. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Crusaders, Lions make minor changes for Super Rugby final". The New Zealand Herald. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "5 players from Ngāti Porou named in "Maori All Blacks"Ngāti Porou East Coast". 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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