Ray Nu'u
| Birth name | Raymond Nu'u | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Andrew's College, Christchurch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Nu'u (born 28 April 1998) in a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Otago in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is centre.
Early life
[edit]Nu'u attended St Andrew's College in Christchurch. He played for Canterbury age-group sides before linking up with the Crusaders Academy. Nu'u moved to Invercargill in 2018.[1][2]
Rugby career
[edit]In 2018 Nu'u made his debut for Southland in a 52–7 loss against Wellington on 31 August. He would go on to make 7 appearances in his maiden season.[3]
Nu'u played a further two seasons for Southland, making 27 appearances overall for the Stags.[4] Nu'u scored his first try against Manawatu on 14 September 2019; he would score another try against Bay of Plenty on 10 October that same season.[5]
In 2021 Nu'u signed for Otago.[6] Nu'u made his Otago debut on 14 August in a 34–10 defeat away to Hawke's Bay.[7]
Super Rugby statistics
[edit]- As of 3 June 2023[8]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rebels | 8 | 7 | 1 | 543 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 1 | 543 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
Reference list
[edit]- ^ Seconi, Adrian (26 September 2020). "Nu'u keen to make impact with Stags". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Southland stags sign Raymond Nu'u". Stuff. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Ray NU'U - Player statistics - 2018 - Games played". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Ray NU'U - Player statistics". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Ray NU'U - Player statistics - MITRE 10 CUP 2019 - Tries scored". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Cully, Paul (7 July 2021). "NPC: Otago unveil squad stacked with Super Rugby talent, revamp coaching setup". Stuff. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Ray NU'U - Player statistics - NPC 2021 - Games played". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
External links
[edit]- Ray Nu'u at ItsRugby.co.uk
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Living people
- Rugby union centres
- Otago rugby union players
- Southland rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Christchurch
- 1998 births
- Melbourne Rebels players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- Colomiers Rugby players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
- People educated at St Andrew's College, Christchurch