Chris Masoe
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| Date of Birth: | 15 May 1979 | |
| Place of Birth: | Savaii, Samoa | |
| Height: | 1.83m | |
| Weight: | 106kg | |
| Position: | Blindside Flanker | |
| Country: | New Zealand | |
| Test Caps: | 15 | |
| Test Points: | 0 | |
| Super 14 Team: | Hurricanes | |
| Province: | Wellington | |
Chris Masoe (born 15 May 1979 in Savaii, Samoa) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and currently plays for the national team, the All Blacks. He has been capped fifteen times so far for his country.
Masoe also plays for the Wellington Hurricanes in the Super 14. He appeared in all 11 Hurricanes matches in the 2005 season. He is capable of playing all three loose-forward positions but has been concentrating on the openside flanker's role.
Masoe has good pace and is a strong ball runner and a tough defender. He has been a regular member of the New Zealand Sevens squad in the past and a member of the 2002 Commonwealth Games gold-winning team.
His allround ability earned him the Taranaki Sportsman on the Year in 2002 and in the same year he was named New Zealand Sevens Player of the Year.
On 28 May 2006, Masoe and Hurricanes team mate Tana Umaga made headlines after a drunken altercation in a Christchurch bar. Masoe allegedly punched a patron after tripping on his legs; Umaga then pulled Masoe away and hit him on the head twice with another patron's handbag, smashing a mobile phone inside the bag. Masoe reportedly broke into tears after the attack. The two players were escorted from the bar by a female bouncer. Masoe was fined NZ$3000 by the NZRFU for serious misconduct as a result of the incident.[1] The handbag and broken cellphone were later auctioned on TradeMe for NZ$22,750.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Tearful All Black Chris Masoe fined over barroom fracas", Sports Illustrated, 30 May 2006. Retrieved on June 1, 2006.
- ^ "Umaga handbag sold for $22,750 in auction", Stuff.co.nz, 04 June 2006. Retrieved on June 8, 2006.
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| Forwards: | Collins • Eaton • Hayman • Hore • Jack • McCaw (c) • Masoe • Mealamu • Oliver • Rawlinson • Somerville • So'oialo • Thorne • Tialata • Williams • Woodcock |  |
| Backs: | Carter • Cowan • Gear • Hamilton • Howlett • Kelleher • McAlister • MacDonald • Mauger • Muliaina • Rokocoko • Sivivatu • Toeava • Tuitupou • Weepu | |
| Coach: | Henry | |
