Young Waikato halfback Brendon Leonard has earned an All Blacks call-up after just one season of Rebel Sport Super 14 rugby.

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Young Waikato halfback Brendon Leonard has earned an All Blacks call-up after just one season of Rebel Sport Super 14 rugby.

Leonard escaped the attention of most national age-grade selectors: he was chosen for the New Zealand Schools side in 2002 but did not take the field.

Starting in the No 9 jersey while Byron Kelleher was on All Blacks duty, Leonard made an impression during the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup campaign, with decisive attacking play and a high-energy, opportunistic approach to the game.

Career Comments:

- Equalled the Chiefs record for tries in a match with three in the team's 2007 Rebel Sport Super 14 match against the Western Force, after coming on as a replacement player.

- Scored a try in both the semifinal and final of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup for champions Waikato, despite starting in neither match

- Father Ron Leonard played 20 games for Waikato between 1973 - 80

New Zealand Representative Teams:

All Blacks 2007, 2009

Test match Record by Year:
(+) = substitute  (-) = replaced

(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced

2007
2 Jun v France at Auckland 42-11 (+)
9 Jun v France at Wellington 61-10 (+)
14 June v South Africa at Christchurch 33-6 (+)
21 June v Australia at Auckland 26-12 (+)
8 Sept v Italy (RWC) at Marseille 76-14 (+)
15 Sept v Portugal (RWC) at Lyon 108-13 (-)
23 Sep v Scotland (RWC) at Edinburgh 40-0 (+)
30 Sept v Romania (RWC) at Toulouse 85-8 (+)
7 Sept v France (RWC) at Cardiff 18-20 (+)

2009
27 June v Italy at Christchurch 27-6 (-)
26 July v South Africa at Bloemfontain 19-28 (-)
19 Sept v Australia at Wellington 33-6 (+)
8 Nov v Wales at Cardiff 19-12 (-)
6 Dec v Barbarians at London 18-25 (-)