Kieran Read
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Kieran Read born 26 October 1985 is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a blind-side flanker, but has the ability and height to play in the lock postion.
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[edit] History
Read was brought up, and played his childhood rugby in a small country town known as Karaka, located in the Counties region just south of Auckland. Counties has been notorious over the years for producing some of the world's best rugby players, including Jonah Lomu, Pita Alatini, Joeli Vidiri and many more. Attending Rosehill College as a teenager, Read immediately excelled in all aspects of school life, especially the sports field. Off the field Read performed with destinction, gaining top marks all the way through to the end of seventh form. That year he achieved Head Boy status at the 2000-student school, along with Sportsman of the Year, and Sports all-rounder of the year.
Many dubbed him as an up-and-coming Black Cap until being dismissed for a golden duck versus Northland in 2003.
[edit] Career
But Read focussed his efforts on rugby, and straight out of Highschool, he was snatched by the Canterbury R.F.U, and began his professional carrer in their development squad. Rising quickly through the ranks, Read played his first N.P.C game in 2006, his second year out of college. He proceeded to play for the Crusaders in the Super 14 in 2007, and has secured his position as the starting blind-side in the team in 2008. In these few years, Read has matured as a player leaps and bounds, and was the star number 6 of the 2008 Super 14 season. He and McCaw work exceptionally well together around the field, and he has become notorious for his copy-book tackles made all game long.
Read was expected by many to make the recent All-Blacks squad selection (01/06/08), and many people have voiced their disappointment in his non-selection. However, at just 22 years old, he has time on his side, and is likely to make the end-of-year All Black selection. Coming from a humble little country village, Kieran Read is an exciting prospect for N.Z rugby, and has the potential to be one of the best blind-side flankers in the game.
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