Nathan Mauger Explained

Nathan Mauger
Birth Name:Nathan Keith Mauger
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Weight:98kg (216lb)
Ru Position:Centre
Amatteam1:Linwood Rugby Club
Repteam1:New Zealand
Repyears1:2008
Repcaps1:0
Reppoints1:0
Years1:2004–2005
Clubs1:Gloucester Rugby
Apps1:11
Points1:10
Super1:Crusaders
Superyears1:1999–2004
Superapps1:29
Superpoints1:20
Ru Province1:Canterbury
Ru Provinceyears1:1998–2004
Ru Provinceapps1:38
Ru Provincepoints1:140
Ru Provinceupdate:2014-06-20
Occupation:Professional rugby union player
Relatives:Aaron Mauger (brother)
Graeme Bachop (uncle)
Stephen Bachop (uncle)
Ivan Mauger (uncle)
Connor Garden-Bachop (cousin)
Jackson Garden-Bachop (cousin)
School:Christchurch Boys' High School
Birth Date:8 April 1978

Nathan Keith Mauger (born 8 April 1978) is a rugby union player. He spent the entirety of his Super Rugby career with the Canterbury Crusaders. He played for the All Blacks in 2002 in which he played 2 games but never played a test. He made his debut against Ireland A and played his latest game against Scotland A. His position is centre. He is the brother of All Black, Aaron Mauger. Mauger scored an NPC record 12 tries in the 2001 season for Canterbury.

As well as playing for the Crusaders, Mauger also played for Gloucester in England, Treviso in Italy and Ricoh in France. Mauger returned to Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2008 where he has started a Rugby Academy.https://web.archive.org/web/20110717014725/http://www.starcanterbury.co.nz/sport/news/a-word-with-nathan-mauger/3904213/

Nathan briefly coached the Chinese-Taipei sevens team in Taiwan on a 12-week contract from September to December 2013. He is now an assistant coach with the Sunwolves, a Japan-based side that entered Super Rugby in 2016.