Eric Rush
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Birth name | Eric James Rush | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 February 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaeo, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tangaroa College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Brady Rush Rob Rush | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric James Rush (born 11 February 1965) is a
He was regarded as a pacy and skillful winger and also played for the
Career
Rush switched full-time to rugby sevens in 1999 to compete in the newly formed
Over the course of 14 years, Rush regularly appeared for the New Zealand Sevens team at the Hong Kong Sevens and other sevens tournaments, mostly as captain. In later years, he was converted into a forward in the sevens version, with the wing position given to his understudy Karl Te Nana.
In 15's rugby, Rush played first for Auckland Rugby Union then moved North to play for North Harbour at NPC level, where he blossomed.
Retirement
On retiring from playing in 2005 he became assistant to New Zealand Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens.
In 2010 Rush became owner operator of the Browns Bay franchise of the New World Supermarket chain[1] and in February 2014 took over the New World store in Kaikohe.[2] On 17 September 2017 Rush took over ownership of New World, Regent in Whangarei.
In 2020, he completed season 1 of Match Fit, and revealed he had hip and knee replacements. Despite that, his metabolic age was 40 as a 58-year-old, the oldest member of the playing squad, and was by far the fittest player in the team. However, he had been sidelined with heel spur since week 2.[3]
All Blacks Statistics
Tests: 9 (0 as Captain)
Games: 20 (0 as Captain)
Total Matches: 29 (0 as Captain)
Test Points: 25pts (5t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)
Game Points: 65pts (13t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)
Total Points: 90pts (18t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)
References
- ^ "Ex-All Blacks adapt to new world". The New Zealand Herald. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Eric Rush takes over store". The Northern Advocate. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Match Fit Season 1 Ep 1 | DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
External links
- Eric Rush at AllBlacks.com
- Eric Rush at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series(archived)