Rugby player
| Full name | Christopher Leonard Heard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1982-04-11) 11 April 1982 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King's College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Leonard Heard (born 11 April 1982) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.
A King's College product, Heard was a NZ Schools representative and joined the Auckland academy for 2001.
Heard, a prop, competed with Auckland from 2003 to 2007. He was a regular in their title-winning 2007 Air New Zealand Cup campaign, although he missed the final to make way for All Black Keven Mealamu. During the 2007 Super 14 season, Heard made four appearances for the Blues, including a match as starting loosehead prop against the Waratahs at Eden Park, where he was amongst their best performers.
References
- "Auckland name Academy members for 2001". ESPN.com. 14 November 2000.
- "Rugby: Heard makes way for return of Mealamu". NZ Herald. 19 October 2007.
- Blackmore, Ben. "Rokocoko out: Weekend news". Sky Sports.
- "Rugby: Blues keep the heat on Sharks". NZ Herald. 24 March 2007.
External links
- Chris Heard at ESPNscrum