Full name | Rene Mark Nelson Ranger | ||
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Date of birth | 30 September 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Whangarei, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||
School | Warkworth Primary School Rodney College |
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Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Wing, Outside centre | ||
Amateur clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | ||
Tomarata , Wellsford | |||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2006– | Northland | 55 | (55) |
correct as of 4 November 2012. | |||
Super Rugby | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2009– | Blues | 48 | (95) |
correct as of 25 July 2012. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2010 | New Zealand | 3 | (5) |
correct as of 4 November 2012. | |||
Sevens national teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Comps | |
2006–2008 | NZ 7s | ||
correct as of 9 April 2009. |
Rene Ranger (born 30 September 1986 in Northland, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who represents Northland in the ITM Cup and the Blues in Super Rugby. Ranger made his debut for New Zealand on 26 June 2010 after a superb season with the Blues. Ranger is partly of Cook island descent, although his father is English, from Hartlepool, in County Durham, and his Great Uncle played Rugby for West Hartlepool in the 1950s. Ranger plays the positions of wing and centre.
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Career
Provincial
He made his debut for the Northland Taniwha on 22 July 2006 against North Harbour. He went on to play a further nine games for his province that season and has played for the union til present. Ranger has recently signed with Northland for a further two years. Ranger plays for the Wellsford club, and is the clubs first and only All Black.[1]
Super Rugby
In 2007 Ranger was selected as a member of the Wider Training Group for the Blues Super 14 program.[2] His form for the Taniwha was such that he was signed by the Blues for 2009. Ranger made his Super 14 debut in the Blues 13 February victory over the Western Force in Perth. Ranger was required to serve a one-match suspension[3] following a late and high tackle in the Blues 2009 loss to the Bulls in Pretoria.
International
In 2006 Ranger was selected by Gordon Tietjens to represent the New Zealand Sevens team at the Dubai and South Africa tournaments in December. In 2007 he was again selected to play for the New Zealand sevens team in Dubai and South Africa. Having failed to win selection in a Super 14 squad for 2008, Ranger continued to represent New Zealand in sevens, playing in the first four tournaments of the year before joining back up with the Northland for the Air New Zealand Cup.
Ranger was selected for the Junior All Blacks on the back of his form for the The Blues in the 2009 season, and in June 2010 was called into the All Blacks training squad alongside Ben Smith as injury cover.[4] He subsequently made his test debut off the bench in the second test against Wales, with his performance standing out enough to be named in the All Blacks squad for the Tri-Nations. Ranger scored a try during his second test for the All Blacks against The Springboks, on 17 July 2010 as the All Blacks won 31–17 at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington.[5]
Controversy
Ranger was charged by police for assault following a physical altercation in Matakana, north of Auckland on 18 April 2009 and was to be considered for diversion. He was suspended for one match by the New Zealand Rugby Union for what was deemed a breach of the players' Collective Employment Agreement. He was also given an official warning and directed to complete an alcohol counselling programme.[6] In 2012 he was found not guilty of assault.[7]
Notes
- ^ "Local Matters". Local Matters. July 2010. http://www.localmatters.co.nz/Sport/Sport+Archives/Northern+-+July+2010/Wellsford+claims+first+All+Black.html. Retrieved July 2010.
- ^ "Rene Ranger – Blues Player Profile". Theblues.co.nz. http://www.theblues.co.nz/index.cfm?layout=playerProfile&playerID=90. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Ranger handed one-match suspension". ESPNscrum. http://www.scrum.com/super14/rugby/story/92389.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Ranger, Smith to train with All Blacks". TVNZ. http://tvnz.co.nz/all-blacks/ranger-smith-train-3577913. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ Tri-Nations: New Zealand 31–17 South Africa
- ^ "Blues star gets misconduct warning". Fairfax. 2009-05-09. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2389767/Blues-star-gets-misconduct-warning. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ "Rene Ranger not guilty of assault". New Zealand Herald. APN. 2012-08-16. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10827362. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
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