Otere Black

Otere Black
Personal information
Full nameOtere Black
Born4 May 1995
Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
School(s) attendedTu Toa High School
Club information
Playing positionFirst Five-Eighth
Current clubManawatu
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2014−Manawatu11(116)
2015−Hurricanes1(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 30 March 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

Otere Black (born 4 May 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a first five-eighth for Manawatu in the ITM Cup.[1][2][3]

Career

Black attended Tu Toa High School in Palmerston North and graduated in 2013 when he subsequently linked up with the local College Old Boys club. After scoring an impressive 223 points in 16 games he was promoted to the Manawatu Turbos ITM Cup side for 2014.[1] His debut campaign with the Turbos was successful for both him and his team. Manawatu finished their season top of the ITM Cup Championship division and were promoted to the Premiership for 2015 following a play-off victory over Hawke's Bay[4] and Black was named in the Hurricanes wider training group for the 2015 Super Rugby season.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Otere Black Player Profile". Manawatu Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Otere Black itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Otere Black ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Manawatu vs Hawke's Bay 24 October 2014". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hurricanes 2015 Squad Naming" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.