Date of birth | 9 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tai Cribb (born 2 February 2004) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for Highlanders and Waikato. His preferred position is lock. [1]
Cribb plays his club rugby for Hamilton Marist, where he earned selection for the New Zealand U18 Barbarians. [2] He also played for Te Awamutu Sports. [3] In 2024 he was called into the New Zealand U20 squad for the U20 Rugby World Cup. [4]
Cribb has represented Waikato in the National Provincial Championship since 2023, being named as a replacement player for the 2024 Bunnings NPC. [5] He spent the 2025 pre-season in the extended playing squad for the Chiefs. [6] He was called into the Highlanders squad for Round 9 of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, making his debut against the Drua. [7]