Keran van Staden

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Keran van Staden
Born (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 22)
New Zealand
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
School Hamilton Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position Prop
Current team Chiefs, Counties Manukau
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Counties Manukau 23 (15)
2026– Chiefs
Correct as of 11 November 2025

Keran van Staden (born 16 April 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Chiefs and Counties Manukau. His preferred position is prop. [1]

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Early career

Van Staden attended Hamilton Boys' High School where he played rugby for the first XV, earning selection for the Chiefs U18 development camp. [2] After leaving school he joined up with the Counties Manukau academy, winning the Kieran Read scholarship in 2022, [3] and earned selection to tour South Africa with New Zealand U19s in 2022. [4] He plays his club rugby for Pukekohe in the Counties Manukau region, and represented the Chiefs U20 side in 2023. [5]

Professional career

Van Staden has represented Counties Manukau in the National Provincial Championship since 2023, being named in the squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC. [6] He was named in the Chiefs wider training group for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Keran van Staden". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Young talent from Chiefs region selected". Sun Live. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Van Staden named in New Zealand U19s". Counties Sports Hub. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand Under 19 Squad named to tour South Africa". NZ Rugby. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Seven local players in Chiefs U20s squad". Counties Sports Hub. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  6. ↑ @countiesrugby; (16 July 2025). "2025 COUNTIES MANUKAU STEELERS SQUAD" . Retrieved 17 July 2025– via Instagram.
  7. ↑ "Gallagher Chiefs 2026 wider training group". Chiefs (Press release). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.


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