Date of birth | [1] | 3 December 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Napier, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Ruru (born 3 December 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Vannes [2] in the French Top 14, having previously played for Bayonne. He is the older brother of Auckland Blues scrum half Jonathan Ruru.
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2017 | Force | 11 | 5 | 6 | 556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | Rebels | 16 | 8 | 8 | 779 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | Rebels | 14 | 2 | 12 | 253 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 41 | 15 | 26 | 1588 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
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