Richard Aho
| Date of birth | 24 January 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard Aho (born 24 January 1987) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.
Born in Auckland, Aho played his early rugby for the city's Massey Rugby Club and was a specialist tighthead prop. He made a North Harbour development squad, before relocating to Australia, where he linked up with Penrith.[1]
Aho joined the New South Wales Waratahs in the 2013 pre-season, via Randwick, and competed in their trials. He got called up for a match against the Western Force during the 2013 Super Rugby season and entered off the bench for the final four minutes. His only other opportunity that year came in a tour match against the visiting British & Irish Lions, to fill the void left by the unavailability of Sekope Kepu and Benn Robinson, both called up by the Wallabies.[2]
Between 2013 and 2022, Aho plied his trade in France, with AS Beziers, Lille, SAXV Charente and Union Cognac.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Young Kiwi prop ready to face mighty Lions". Stuff.co.nz. 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Waratahs name team for historic Lions match". www.rugby.com.au. 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Richard Aho a tout plaqué". Sud Ouest (in French). 24 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Richard Aho at ESPNscrum
- 1987 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Rugby union props
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Randwick DRUFC players
- AS Béziers Hérault players
- Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente players