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Leighton Price

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Leighton Price
Birth nameLeighton Tame Price
Date of birth (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthHamilton, New Zealand
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
SchoolNew Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 Hawke's Bay 10 (0)
2011 Bay of Plenty 3 (0)
2012– Taranaki 19 (5)
Correct as of 11 December 2017
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Blues 2 (0)
Correct as of 11 December 2017
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 New Zealand U20 4 (0)
2016– Māori All Blacks 4 (0)
Correct as of 11 December 2017

Leighton Price (born 24 March 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. Previously he played for Hawke's Bay and Bay of Plenty.[1] He plays Lock.[2]

Māori All Blacks

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In October 2016 Price, who affiliates to the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi, was named in the Māori All Blacks team for their end-of-year tour to the Northern Hemisphere.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Exelby, Kelly (1 March 2011). "Bay signings straight into Chiefs mode". Bay of Plenty Times.
  2. ^ Hills, Murray (27 July 2012). "Price is right for Shield game". Taranaki Daily News.
  3. ^ "Six new caps named in Maori All Blacks". Radio New Zealand. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.