Rodney Ah You
| Full name | Rodney Leiua Ah You | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 126 kg (19 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Prop | ||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Ulster Rugby | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| Linwood | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2009-10 2010-16 2016- |
Canterbury Connacht Ulster |
112 |
(20) |
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Correct as of 22 Jan 2016
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2007 2008 2014- |
New Zealand U19 New Zealand U20 Ireland |
3 5 3 |
(0) (0) (0) |
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Correct as of 30 November 2014
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Rodney Ah You (born 27 October 1988) is a New Zealand born Irish rugby union player. Ah You's primary position is as a prop, and he can play at both tighthead and loosehead. He currently plays for Irish provincial team Ulster in the Pro12.
Ah You has represented Ireland at full international level. After qualifying for Ireland in October 2013 through residency, he made his debut on 7 June 2014 against Argentina.
At a young age Ah You's primary sporting interest was boxing, only taking up rugby at the age of 16. He started out playing as a back row forward, but credits former Crusaders player Dave Hewett with his move to the front row. Ah You progressed quickly in the sport, being capped by the Canterbury senior team before he had turned 20, and playing at under-age level for New Zealand. Ah You did not make the step up to Super Rugby level, however, and had not been called up for the Crusaders team by the time he left Canterbury for Connacht.
Ah You joined Connacht on an 18-month deal in October 2010. He was brought in to replace the injured former England international, Robbie Morris in the squad. Ah You made his debut for Connacht in the 2010–11 European Challenge Cup against Harlequins on 12 December 2010, coming on as a replacement. He made his league debut for the side on 1 January 2011 against Leinster. In total, Ah You played 11 2010–11 Celtic League games and three games in the Challenge Cup in his first season, with all of his appearances coming as a replacement.
Ah You's second season with Connacht saw him play more regularly, and he made his first league start for Connacht in the opening game of 2011–12 Pro12, the Celtic League having been renamed. In that game against Benetton Treviso, Ah You scored his first try for the province and it proved decisive as Connacht won by just two points. Over the course of the season he featured in 13 games, seven of them being starts. The season also saw Ah You play in four of Connacht's six games in their first ever Heineken Cup campaign, starting against Harlequins and Toulouse, and coming from the bench in both games against Gloucester.
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