Vince Aso
| Full name | Vincent Tavae-Aso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Jakey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Peter's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Victoria University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) |
Akira Ioane Rieko Ioane (cousins) |
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| Position(s) | Midfield Back / Wing | ||
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| Current team | Auckland / Hurricanes | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2013– | Auckland | 28 | (40) |
| 2015− | Hurricanes | 20 | (40) |
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Correct as of 29 October 2016
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2012 | New Zealand Schools | () | |
| 2014−15 | New Zealand Under-20 | 11 | (25) |
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Correct as of 29 October 2016
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Vince Aso (born 5 January 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a midfield back for Auckland in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Hurricanes in the international Super Rugby competition.
Born and raised in Auckland, Aso attended St Peter's College in his hometown where he played first XV rugby. After finishing high school, he began playing for Ponsonby in the Gallaher Shield, Auckland's Premier club rugby competition. He also started working his way towards a Bachelor of Human Studies degreee at the Victoria University of Wellington while supplementing his earnings with a part-time job as a builder.
Aso debuted for Auckland during the 2013 ITM Cup and racked up 4 tries in 7 appearances despite being aged just 18. He found opportunities harder to come by in 2014 especially in his preferred position in the midfield, playing only 3 times and scoring a solitary try. However, he was back in favour in 2015, featuring 8 times as Auckland reached the ITM Cup Premiership final before losing 25-23 to Canterbury. 2016 was not such a good season for the blue and whites as they ended up in 5th place on the Premiership log which saw them miss out on the playoffs, Aso started all 10 games for them during the year and helped himself to 2 tries.
Aged just 20 and with only 10 provincial games under his belt, Aso was named in the Hurricanes squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season. Having worked with 'Canes head-coach Chris Boyd before at New Zealand Under-20 level, Aso arrived in New Zealand's capital highly-rated, but lacking in experience, therefore it was perhaps no surprise that despite making the replacements bench several times during the year, he was unable to get on the park at any point to make his Super Rugby debut.
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