Meihana Grindlay (born 7 April 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Blues and Taranaki. His preferred position is centre.[1]
| Date of birth | 7 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
editGrindlay attended King's College, Auckland on a scholarship,[2] where he played rugby, earning selection for New Zealand Schools.[3] After school, he moved to Taranaki and represented Southern.[4] He was selected for the New Zealand U20s in 2021.[5]
Professional career
editGrindlay has represented Taranaki in the National Provincial Championship since 2021, being named in their full squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC.[6] He was named in the Blues squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Meihana Grindlay". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Two friends off to King's College". Stuff.co.nz. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "First XV players make national school teams". Kings College. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Grindlay makes impact for Southern early in premier competition". Stuff.co.nz. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Black jersey beckons for Under 20s talent". All Blacks. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Just in case you missed the series launch 😉 Here is our full Yarrows Taranaki Bulls squad for the 2023 @bunningsnpc". @yarrowstaranakibulls. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Blues inject youth into experienced core for 2024". Blues (Press release). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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