Kyle Preston

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Kyle Preston
Date of birth (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthNew Zealand
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
School Tawa College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Current team Crusaders, Wellington
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Wellington 22 (45)
2025– Crusaders 0 (0)
Correct as of 10 December 2024

Kyle Preston (born 13 September 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Crusaders and Wellington. His preferred position is halfback. [1]

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Early career

Preston attended Tawa College and represented the Tawa club in Wellington after leaving school, [2] and was named in the Hurricanes U18 side in 2017. [3] Before turning professional, Preston worked as a roofer. [4]

Professional career

Preston has represented Wellington in the National Provincial Championship since 2023, being named in their full squad for the 2024 Bunnings NPC. [5] He was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season in November 2024. [6]

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References

  1. "Kyle Preston". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. "Kyle Preston and Lions focused on NPC final this coming Saturday". Club Rugby NZ. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. "Hurricanes Under-18s training camp squad named". Hurricanes. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. "Preston guiding young Billygoats resurgence". Club Rugby NZ. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. "Wellington Lions name squad for 2024 Bunnings Warehouse NPC season". Wellington Rugby (Press release). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  6. "2025 Crusaders squad announced" (Press release). Crusaders. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.