Rugby player
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| Date of birth | (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westlake Boys High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Walter Little (father) Lawrence Little (uncle) Nicky Little (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Little (born 14 March 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays either as a midfield back or fullback for the Sunwolves in Super Rugby. He was named as a member of the Blues wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. As the only try scorer for his team, Little was an important part of North Harbour winning the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup championship against Otago. Little was also nominated for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup player of the year award.
Little was part of Fiji Under 20s and travelled to the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship .
References
- "Michael Little North Harbour Player Profile". Harbour Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "Michael Little itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "Blues 2016 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Michael Little Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- "2016 Mitre 10 Cup Championship Recap". Stuff. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "2016 New Zealand Rugby Awards". All Blacks Rugby. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union fullbacks
- North Harbour rugby union players
- New Zealand people of Fijian descent
- People educated at Westlake Boys High School
- Sunwolves players
- Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars players
- Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan