Grayson Hart
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Grayson Hart is a professional rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. His usual position is half-back and he previously played for the Blues.
Grayson made his debut for Auckland in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup as a 19-year-old and made 13 appearances for a team that went undefeated during the season, won the Air New Zealand Cup and reclaimed the Ranfurly Shield
from Canterbury.
Hart was a key member of the New Zealand Under 20 team which won the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship
in 2008 in Wales, scoring a try against Ireland in the process. At the end of 2008 he played in an All Blacks practice match against the New Zealand Barbarians side.
Hart made his Super Rugby debut for the Blues against the Bulls in Round 2 of 2009, he then went on to appear in 7 Super 14 matches that season.
The NSW Waratahs signed Grayson to their Super 15 squad for the 2012 season after he impressed playing for Southern Districts Rugby Club
during the 2011 Shute Shield season
Grayson made his debut for Auckland in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup as a 19-year-old and made 13 appearances for a team that went undefeated during the season, won the Air New Zealand Cup and reclaimed the Ranfurly Shield
Ranfurly Shield
The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies...
from Canterbury.
Hart was a key member of the New Zealand Under 20 team which won the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship
IRB Junior World Championship
The IRB Junior World Championship is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by 12 men's junior national teams , with an under-20 age requirement. The inaugural tournament was held in June 2008,...
in 2008 in Wales, scoring a try against Ireland in the process. At the end of 2008 he played in an All Blacks practice match against the New Zealand Barbarians side.
Hart made his Super Rugby debut for the Blues against the Bulls in Round 2 of 2009, he then went on to appear in 7 Super 14 matches that season.
The NSW Waratahs signed Grayson to their Super 15 squad for the 2012 season after he impressed playing for Southern Districts Rugby Club
Southern Districts Rugby Club
Southern Districts Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in southern Sydney, New South Wales. The club currently competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Shute Shield and Tooheys New Cup...
during the 2011 Shute Shield season
External links
- Auckland profile: http://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/npc/players/profile.html?playerid=5893921
- New Zealand Under 20 profile: http://allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=nzTeamPlayerProfile&playerID=1854
- Harbour profile: http://www.harbourrugby.co.nz/player-profile.php?id=51
- Blues profile: http://www.theblues.co.nz/players/162-Grayson-Hart.aspx