Ruben Love
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| Full name | Ruben Tamati Love | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Palmerston North Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruben Tamati Love (born 28 April 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Fullback for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and Wellington in the Bunnings NPC. He is the son of former Māori All Black Matene Love.[1]
Club career
[edit]Love made his debut for Wellington on 25 September 2020 in a game against Bay of Plenty, scoring a try in the 32–10 victory.[2]
International career
[edit]Love made his debut for the All Blacks on 26 October 2024, coming off the bench, in a 64–19 win over Japan. [3] He previously represented the All Blacks XV (New Zealand's second national rugby union team), the Māori All Blacks and the New Zealand U20 team.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wellington name impressive squad featuring 17 Hurricanes". Wellington Lions. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Wellington v Bay of Plenty - round three of Mitre 10 Cup". Stuff. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ https://www.allblacks.com/news/preview-all-blacks-v-japan-yokohama
External links
[edit]- Ruben Love at ItsRugby.co.uk
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