Full name | Aaron Bancroft | ||
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Date of birth | 1 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Blenheim, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Midfeild | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2006 2007–2008 2007– |
Canterbury Highlanders Otago |
1 8 9 |
(8) |
Aaron Bancroft (born 1985) is a NZ rugby union player (centre), currently playing for Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup. He has formerly played for the Canterbury Crusaders and Highlanders in the Super 14.
Bancroft transferred to Otago from Canterbury after one game in the Air New Zealand Cup in 2006. He then played for the Highlanders, impressing in his midfield role for both Otago and the Highlanders in 2007. He is also a former New Zealand Under 21 international.
For the 2009 Super 14 season, Bancroft is part of the Highlanders' wider training group, although not the main squad.[1]
Bancroft has signed a deal to play for Northland in the 2010 ITM Cup which will see him line up alongside the likes of All Black Rene Ranger, Jared Payne and Bronson Murray.