Hikawera Elliot
| Full name | Hikawera Te Po Elliot | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Hastings, New Zealand | ||
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| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb) | ||
| School | Hastings Boys' High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| New Zealand No. | 1086 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–12 2013 2014 2015– |
Hawke’s Bay Counties Manukau Poverty Bay Taranaki |
73 8 – 8 |
(35) (10) – (5) |
| correct as of 18 October 2015. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008 2009– |
Hurricanes Chiefs |
13 90 |
(5) (30) |
| correct as of 21 June 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008– 2010– |
Māori All Blacks New Zealand |
9 4 |
(5) (0) |
| correct as of 3 November 2013. | |||
Hikawera Te Po "Hika" Elliot (born 22 January 1986) is a New Zealand Maori rugby union player, he currently plays for the Chiefs in the Super Rugby competition and for Taranaki Rugby Union in the ITM Cup.
Rugby career
Elliot has represented and progressed through all levels of rugby in New Zealand. In 2004 he was part of the Under 19 team that won the World Championship in South Africa while he was still in school. He was also part of the New Zealand Under 21 and School Boys rugby team, captaining the latter.
He played for the Hurricanes for the 2008 and 2009 seasons before moving to the Chiefs in 2010, with whom he won his first Super Rugby title in 2012, and second title in 2013. Elliot also plays for Taranaki Rugby Union in the ITM Cup.
He was called as a replacement for Andrew Hore in the All Blacks tour of UK and Ireland. Hore had sprained his ankle during their 2008 Bledisloe Cup match in Hong Kong.[1] He played in their game against Munster. Recently he has been named in the All Blacks 2010 end-of-year tour to Hong Kong, UK and Ireland.[2][3]
Outside Rugby
Elliot also has some sporting experience outside of rugby. He has represented New Zealand in age group basketball and has a black belt in Kung Fu. He comes from an extensive martial arts family background.[4] In 2008 he qualified for the Karate World Championships held in Japan.
References
- ↑ http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=displayNews&newsArticle=9118
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- ↑ http://www.allblacks.com/news/14579/All-Blacks-named-for-2010-BackingBlack-Tour
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External links
- Hikawera Elliot at AllBlacks.com
- Hikawera Elliot Chiefs Profile
- Use New Zealand English from December 2012
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- 1986 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand Māori rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Chiefs (rugby union) players
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Hawke's Bay Magpies players
- Counties Manukau Steelers players
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union forwards
- Sportspeople from Hastings, New Zealand
- People educated at Hastings Boys' High School
- Super Rugby players
- Living people
