Orcades Crawford Explained

Orcades Crawford
Birth Date:23 August 1965
Height:185 cm
Weight:111 kg
School:Te Aute College
Position:Prop
Provinceyears1:1988–89
Provinceapps1:19
Provincepoints1:12
Provinceyears2:1990–91
Provinceapps2:11
Provincepoints2:4
Provinceyears3:1992–00
Provinceapps3:92
Provincepoints3:40
Provinceyears4:1997–98
Provinceapps4:26
Provincepoints4:20
Provinceyears5:2000–03
Provinceapps5:36
Provincepoints5:25
Superyears1:1997
Superapps1:6
Superpoints1:0
Superyears2:1998
Superapps2:6
Superpoints2:0

Orcades Crawford (born 23 August 1965) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1]

Crawford was a NZ under-16s and NZ Secondary Schools representative while a pupil at Te Aute College.[2]

A prop, Crawford gained a NZ Colts call up in 1986 and two years later debuted for Hawke's Bay, where he would play 111 games. He also played provincial rugby with Manawatu and the Central Vikings during the 1990s, while making the occasional Super 12 appearance with the Blues and Hurricanes.[3] Further representative honours came in 1994 when he toured South Africa with New Zealand Maori. He finished his career playing for East Coast and was a member of their side that reached the 2001 NPC 2nd Division final, before retiring in 2003 having featured against all 27 provincial unions.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orcades Crawford - Hurricanes . www.hurricanes.co.nz.
  2. News: Hurndell . Shane . Rugby: Crawford proudest of helping tame Lions . . 17 January 2015 . en-NZ.
  3. News: 'Movement' of the people: Is this New Zealand's most star-studded club rugby team? . NZ Herald . 15 May 2022 . en-NZ.