Zar Lawrence

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Zar Lawrence
Birth nameZar Lawrence
Date of birth (1982-02-09) 9 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Kaitaia, New Zealand
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Bay of Plenty ()
2004 – 2006 North Harbour ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006 Māori All Blacks
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2005–2010 New Zealand 7s

Zar Lawrence (b. 9 February 1982. Kaitaia, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays for the New Zealand Sevens team internationally, and for Bay of Plenty in the ITM Cup.

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