| Byron Kelleher | |||||
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| Full name | Byron Terrance Kelleher | ||||
| Date of birth | December 3 1976 (age 47) | ||||
| Place of birth |  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||
| Nickname | Wazza, The Wazzman | ||||
| Rugby union career | |||||
| Position | Scrum-half | ||||
| All Black No. | 983 | ||||
| Amateur clubs | |||||
| Kaikori Rugby Club | |||||
| correct as of . | |||||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |||
| 1997-2003 2004-2007 |
Otago Waikato |
60 | (85) | ||
| correct as of 5 July 2007. | |||||
| Super Rugby | |||||
| 1998-2003 2004-2007 |
Highlanders Chiefs |
54 38 |
(100) | ||
| correct as of 5 July 2007. | |||||
| National team(s) | |||||
| 1999-present | New Zealand | 53 | (35) | ||
| correct as of 5 July 2007. | |||||
| Other Information | |||||
| Occupation | Professional Rugby Union Footballer | ||||
| School attended | Otago Boys High School | ||||
Byron Terrance Kelleher (born 3 December 1976 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union halfback for the New Zealand All Blacks, with whom he has played over 37 tests. He went to Otago Boys' High School, and originally played for Otago in the NPC and the Highlanders in the Super 14, moving north in 2004 to play for Waikato and the Chiefs. He is 1.75m tall and weighs 95kg. He was New Zealand's Super 12 Player of the Year in 1999. After meeting in 2005 Byron began a high profile relationship with pornography star Kaylani Lei, which ended in June 2006.
Kelleher had signed a contract to play for Agen in the French Top 14 after the 2007 Rugby World Cup;[1] however, the club's relegation to the second-level Rugby Pro D2 after the 2006-07 season caused the contract to be cancelled. Kelleher went on to sign with traditional Top 14 powers Toulouse, effective with the end of the Rugby World Cup.
He is known as an unpredictable and unorthodox halfback, with his speed and strength, sometimes preferring to run with the ball and make line-breaks rather than passing the ball after rucks and mauls.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Cain, Nick. "Player exodus threatens world order", The Sunday Times, 2007-04-29. Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
External links[]
New Zealand squad - 2007 Rugby World Cup |
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| Forwards: | Masoe • Collins • Hore • Woodcock • Oliver • Hayman • Lauaki • Jack • McCaw(c) • Mealamu • Robinson • Tialata • So'oialo • Thorne • Williams | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg |
| Backs: | Leonard • Carter • Ellis • Howlett • Kelleher • MacDonald • McAlister • Mauger • Muliaina • Smith • Sivivatu • Rokocoko • Evans • Toeava | |
| Coach: | Henry | |
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