Dave Duley Explained

Dave Duley
Full Name:David Roy Duley
Birth Date:26 December 1976
Birth Place:Matamata, New Zealand
Occupation:Horse farm owner
School:The Southport School
Position:Lock
Provinceyears1:2001–02
Provinceapps1:20
Provincepoints1:15
Provinceyears2:2003–04
Provinceapps2:9
Provincepoints2:0
Provinceyears3:2007–08
Provinceapps3:13
Provincepoints3:0
Superyears1:2004
Superapps1:4
Superpoints1:0

David Roy Duley (born 26 December 1976) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.

Duley was born in Matamata and grew up on the Gold Coast from the age of 12, attending The Southport School. He partnered future Wallaby Nathan Sharpe in the second row of the school's first XV and toured with the Australian Schoolboys representative team, then gained further national honours playing for Australian Colts.[1]

A former Queensland Reds squad member, Duley got recruited by Gordon Tietjens to play for the Bay of Plenty, where he spent two seasons, before moving on to Waikato in 2003.[1] He made four appearances for the Chiefs during the 2004 Super 12 season, three of which came as a starting lock. At the end of 2004, Duley linked up with Welsh club Scarlets, qualifying as a local signing due to his grandfather being from Wrexham.[2] He competed for Edinburgh in 2006. After returning to New Zealand in 2007, Duley finished his career with Counties Manukau.[3]

Duley is the owner of Landsdowne Park, a thoroughbred horse farm in Ōhaupō.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Boock . Richard . Lock, stock and barrelling . . en-NZ.
  2. News: Scarlets sign New Zealand forward . . 3 December 2004.
  3. Web site: Blackadder goes home . . en . 12 January 2006.
  4. News: Wood . Jesse . The successful horse stud owner and his vast rugby career . NZ Herald . 22 November 2021 . en-NZ.