Rory van Vugt

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Rory van Vugt
Full nameRory Franklin van Vugt
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 28)
Balclutha, New Zealand
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
School South Otago High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Current team Southland, Highlanders
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Southland 25 (20)
2020–2021 Rugby ATL 16 (15)
2022– Highlanders 2 (5)
Correct as of 29 May 2022

Rory van Vugt (born 8 October 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing or fullback for the Highlanders in Super Rugby [1] [2] and Southland in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. [3]

He previously played for Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR). [3]

In 2019, van Vugt was named as a player to watch by allblacks.com. [4]

References

  1. @Highlanders (23 May 2022). "Welcome to the Club 👏 #325 - Rory Van Vugt #326 - Luca Inch" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 May 2022 via Twitter.
  2. "Highlanders named for return to Melbourne". Highlanders (Press release). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 "van Vugt Back for Fifth Season with SBS Bank Southland Stags". Rugby Southland (Press release). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. "Five players to watch: Southland". allblacks.com. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.