Jayden Hayward
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Jayden Hayward is a rugby union
player who can play as a fly-half or centre, and who represents Taranaki in the ITM Cup and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition.
scoring 3 tries in 8 matches for Taranaki to earn himself a Super Rugby contract with the Highlanders.
In 2009
, Hayward continued to be a key contributor for Taranaki, appearing in 13 matches and recording 2 tries. He was one of the more consistent backs of the 2010 ITM Cup
, scoring 5 tries and appearing in every game for Taranaki.
) included on the Highlanders squad for the 2009 Super 14 season
. He earned his first Super Rugby start in the Highlanders historic 6–0 victory over the Crusaders in Week 4 of the competition, and made a further 3 appearances as a substitute.
For 2010
, Hayward was given an opportunity to start the first two games of the season, but found himself out-of-favour as the season went along, making only 3 substitute appearances the rest of the way.
Hayward was not brought back to the Highlanders for the 2011 Super 15 season
, and instead signed on with the Hurricanes as a member of their wider training group. He was called into the main squad for Week 4 of the competition, where he started against the Chiefs
in place of a suspended Ma'a Nonu
. He stayed with the club for the remainder of the season, making 11 appearances and 7 starts.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who can play as a fly-half or centre, and who represents Taranaki in the ITM Cup and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition.
Provincial Rugby
Aged only 20, Hayward was one of the break-out stars of the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup2008 Air New Zealand Cup
The 2008 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Thursday 31 July 2008, and continued until the final on 25 October 2008....
scoring 3 tries in 8 matches for Taranaki to earn himself a Super Rugby contract with the Highlanders.
In 2009
2009 Air New Zealand Cup
The 2009 Air New Zealand Cup was the 33rd provincial rugby union competition, the fourth since the competition reconstruction in 2006, involving the top 14 provincial unions in New Zealand. It ran for 15 weeks from 30 July to 7 November...
, Hayward continued to be a key contributor for Taranaki, appearing in 13 matches and recording 2 tries. He was one of the more consistent backs of the 2010 ITM Cup
2010 ITM Cup
The 2010 ITM Cup was the 34th provincial rugby union competition, the fifth since the competition reconstruction in 2006 and the first under the new sponsor of ITM , involving the top 14 provincial unions of New Zealand...
, scoring 5 tries and appearing in every game for Taranaki.
Super Rugby
After an impressive showing in the Air New Zealand Cup in 2008, Hayward was the second-youngest player (next to Israel DaggIsrael Dagg
Israel Dagg is a World Cup winning New Zealand Rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15 and the All Blacks. He has also played for the New Zealand Sevens team. He is of Maori descent, on his mother's side....
) included on the Highlanders squad for the 2009 Super 14 season
2009 Super 14 season
The 2009 Super 14 season kicked off in February 2009 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 30 May, when the Bulls won their second Super Rugby title with a decisive 61–17 victory over the Waikato Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. The 2009 season...
. He earned his first Super Rugby start in the Highlanders historic 6–0 victory over the Crusaders in Week 4 of the competition, and made a further 3 appearances as a substitute.
For 2010
2010 Super 14 season
The 2010 Super 14 season kicked off in February 2010 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 29 May. The 2010 season was the fifth and last season of the expanded Super 14 format. The schedule, which covers 3½ months, featured a total of 94 matches, with each team playing one...
, Hayward was given an opportunity to start the first two games of the season, but found himself out-of-favour as the season went along, making only 3 substitute appearances the rest of the way.
Hayward was not brought back to the Highlanders for the 2011 Super 15 season
2011 Super 15 season
The 2011 Super Rugby season was the first season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involved teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Including its past iterations as Super 12 and Super 14, this was the 16th season for the Southern Hemisphere's premier...
, and instead signed on with the Hurricanes as a member of their wider training group. He was called into the main squad for Week 4 of the competition, where he started against the Chiefs
Chiefs (Super rugby franchise)
The Chiefs are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys...
in place of a suspended Ma'a Nonu
Ma'a Nonu
Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...
. He stayed with the club for the remainder of the season, making 11 appearances and 7 starts.