Rico Gear
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| Rico Gear | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Rico Levi Gear | ||
| Date of birth | February 26, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Weight | 14 st 7 lbs (92 kg) | ||
| Nickname | Sneaks | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback | ||
| Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2007-present | Worcester | 19 | (60) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
1997 |
Tasman Nelson Bays North Harbour Bay of Plenty Auckland Poverty Bay |
3 3 24 10 5 10 |
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| Super Rugby | |||
| 2005-2007 2002-2004 2000-2001 1999 |
Crusaders Blues Crusaders Blues |
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| National team(s) | |||
| 2004-present | New Zealand | 20 | (65) |
Rico Levi Gear (born 26 February 1978 in Gisborne) is a New Zealand rugby union international player. He is a specialist right wing but can also cover midfield positions. He currently plays for Worcester Warriors in the Guinness Premiership.
[edit] Club Career
Gear was educated at Gisborne Boys' High; he also studied anthropology at Massey University with an emphasis on Māoridom and Māori language for two years.
Gear made his provincial debut in 1997, playing for Poverty Bay against King Country. He has since played for provincial sides; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, North Harbour and Nelson Bays.
He made his Super 12 debut for the Auckland Blues in 1999 against the Queensland Reds. He also had a stint with the Highlanders, however his career really ignited when he went to the Crusaders at the end of the 2004 season.
Gear played every game in the 2005 season, for the Crusaders, and he scored 15 times for the 2005 champions. He was also named Rebel Sport Super 12 player of the Year and the Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year.
He was first choice right wing for the Crusaders in the 2006 Super 14 season. Gear has a younger brother Hosea Gear who plays wing for the Hurricanes.
In June 2007 Gear was signed by Guinness Premiership side Worcester Warriors and is currently playing for them.
[edit] International Career
Gear made his international debut on July 10, 2004 in a match against the Pacific Islanders, where he also scored a try. He went on to play in numerous matches against the British and Irish Lions in their 2005 tour of New Zealand. He also played in the 2006 Tri Nations.
He was rumoured to be the fastest player in the All Blacks over 100 meters clocking 10.7 seconds in 2005, which was arguably his best season for both the Crusaders and the All Blacks.
In spite of appearances in the All Blacks in the 2007 season, Gear was omitted from the Rugby World Cup squad, announced on 22 July 2007. Doug Howlett was selected in his place.
In all he scored 26 tries in 16 caps for the All Blacks.
[edit] External links
- All Blacks Profile at AllBlacks.com
- Worcester Warriors Profile at WRFC.co.uk
- Guinness Premiership Profile at GuinnessPremiership.com
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