Orcades Crawford

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Orcades Crawford
Date of birth (1965-08-23) 23 August 1965 (age 59)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb)
School Te Aute College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1988–89 Hawke's Bay 19 (12)
1990–91 Manawatu 11 (4)
1992–00 Hawke's Bay 92 (40)
1997–98 Central Vikings 26 (20)
2000–03 East Coast 36 (25)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997 Blues 6 (0)
1998 Hurricanes 6 (0)

Orcades Crawford (born 23 August 1965) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player. [1]

Crawford was a NZ under-16s and NZ Secondary Schools representative while a pupil at Te Aute College. [2]

A prop, Crawford gained a NZ Colts call up in 1986 and two years later debuted for Hawke's Bay, where he would play 111 games. He also played provincial rugby with Manawatu and the Central Vikings during the 1990s, while making the occasional Super 12 appearance with the Blues and Hurricanes. [3] Further representative honours came in 1994 when he toured South Africa with New Zealand Maori. He finished his career playing for East Coast and was a member of their side that reached the 2001 NPC 2nd Division final, before retiring in 2003 having featured against all 27 provincial unions. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Orcades Crawford - Hurricanes". www.hurricanes.co.nz.
  2. 1 2 Hurndell, Shane (17 January 2015). "Rugby: Crawford proudest of helping tame Lions". NZ Herald .
  3. ↑ "'Movement' of the people: Is this New Zealand's most star-studded club rugby team?". NZ Herald. 15 May 2022.
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