Jayden Spence | |
Full Name: | Jayden John Spence |
Birth Date: | 14 August 1991 |
Height: | 181 cm |
Weight: | 92 kg |
School: | Dunstan High School |
Position: | Centre / Wing |
Years1: | 2014–18 |
Clubs1: | Union Bordeaux Bègles |
Apps1: | 27 |
Points1: | 20 |
Provinceyears1: | 2011–15 |
Provinceapps1: | 49 |
Provincepoints1: | 55 |
Jayden John Spence (born 14 August 1991) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1]
Hailing from Alexandra in Central Otago, Spence attended Dunstan High School and was a member of the Highlanders wider training squad, while putting together 49 provincial appearances for Otago from 2011 to 2015. He was a Ranfurly Shield-winner with Otago in 2013 and featured in Kaikorai's 2016 premiership team.[2]
Spence was signed by French club Union Bordeaux Bègles during the 2014–15 Top 14 season. He returned to Bordeaux in 2016, featuring in a further two Top 14 campaigns, before retiring from rugby due to concussion.[3]