Tai Cribb

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Tai Cribb
Date of birth (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 21)
Place of birthNew Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Highlanders, Waikato
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Waikato 11 (0)
2025– Highlanders 1 (0)
Correct as of 12 April 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024 New Zealand U20 2 (5)
Correct as of 12 April 2025

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]

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Early career

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]

Professional career

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]

References

  1. "Tai Cribb". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  2. "NZ Barbarian U18" (PDF). NZ Rugby. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  3. "NPC rugby: Te Awamutu Sports' Cribb and Ralph make NPC debuts". NZ Herald. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. "New Zealand Under 20 squad named for World Rugby U20 Championship". NZ Rugby. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  5. "Waikato named for season opener against Bay of Plenty Steamers". Waikato Rugby (Press release). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  6. "New faces to feature in Taranaki hit out". Chiefs. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  7. "Highlanders team to play the Fijian Drua". Highlanders (Press release). 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.