Aaron Cruden
Cruden in Fiji, June 2016
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| Full name | Aaron Wiremu Cruden | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Palmerston North Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Massey University | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 1105 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2010–11 2012– |
Hurricanes Chiefs |
25 75 |
(148) (624) |
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Correct as of 3 March 2017
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2008– | Manawatu | 33 | (277) |
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Correct as of 16 October 2016
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2010 – | New Zealand | 47 | (322) |
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Correct as of 26 November 2016
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Aaron Wiremu Cruden (born 8 January 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Manawatu Turbos in the ITM Cup, the Chiefs in Super Rugby, and the All Blacks internationally. He made his debut for the All Blacks in 2010. Cruden's usual position is first five-eighth (fly half).
Cruden of Māori descent was born in Palmerston North and attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. He captained the 2006 Palmerston North Boys' High School 1st XV which included the likes of Hadleigh Parkes, Kurt Baker and Andre Taylor.
He was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 19, which necessitated the removal of one of his testicles. The cancer has since gone into remission.
In 2008 Cruden attended the High Performance Player's Course at the International Rugby Academy NZ (IRANZ). Cruden's Positional Coach was former All Black Grant Fox and Course Facilitator former All Black Jeff Wilson.
Cruden made his provincial debut for Manawatu Turbos in 2008.
He captained New Zealand to the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship title in 2009 in Japan, as well as being named IRB Junior Player of the Year 2009.
Cruden, along with teammates Aaron Smith and Nehe Milner-Skudder did not play a single game for the Turbos in the 2015 ITM because of International duty.
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