Craig Newby

Craig Alan Newby (born 27 July 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

Craig Newby
Birth nameCraig Alan Newby
Date of birth (1979-07-27) 27 July 1979
Place of birthRotorua, New Zealand
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) [1]
SchoolRotorua Boys' High School
ChildrenOlivia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back Row
All Black No. 1041
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2003
2008–2012		 Newcastle
Leicester Tigers		 7
84		 (0)
(17)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2004
2005–2008		 North Harbour
Otago		 49
38		 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001
2002–2008		 Blues
Highlanders		 7
67		 (0)
(40)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2006 New Zealand 3 (0)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
1999–2002 New Zealand Sevens
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Team competition

Newby spent the bulk of his career in New Zealand, playing for Otago, the Highlanders, North Harbour and the Blues. He had a short stint with Newcastle Falcons in 2002. He made three appearances for New Zealand before moving to England in 2008 to play for Leicester Tigers. At the end of his first season at Leicester he helped them defeat London Irish to win the Premiership final. The following year he was a replacement as Leicester retained the Premiership.[2][3]

He retired from professional rugby early in the 2012 season and following coaching roles at Cambridge Rugby club, Wasps u18, Warwick School as Assistant Director of Rugby and Laxton Junior School, Oundle.,[4][5] he is now on the coaching staff at Coventry R.F.C.. He now works at St John's school as Director of Rugby and Assistant Housemaster of North a boys day house.

References
  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. "Leicester 10-9 London Irish". BBC. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. "Leicester 33-27 Saracens". BBC. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. "My Life in Rugby: Craig Newby – former Leicester and All Black flanker". The Rugby paper. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  5. "Leicester's Craig Newby retires because of knee injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2016.


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