PLAYER PROFILE
Cullen Grace
Loose Forward
KEY STATS
Māori All Blacks Next match
Māori All Blacks
Scotland
BIOGRAPHY
Cullen Grace was the youngest player to be named in any of the New Zealand Super Rugby squads for 2020 making his Super Rugby debut for the Crusaders.
He immediately caught the attention of national selectors as a hard-nosed, dynamic loose forward, with 87 tackles and 45 carries in his debut season.
The Hawera-born loose forward can also play lock, and debuted for Canterbury in the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup. Grace was awarded the Canterbury Rugby A First Year Player at the Canterbury Rugby Awards in October 2019, and went on to be named in the Crusaders 2020 Super Rugby squad the following month.
Following a standout debut season for the Crusaders, Cullen was selected in the All Blacks squad in 2020 and became All Black #1192, making his debut against Australia in Brisbane.
Player Stats
Province:
Canterbury
Super Club:
Crusaders
Iwi:
Ngāti Whakaue