PLAYER PROFILE
Fletcher Newell
Prop
KEY STATS
All Blacks Next match
All Blacks
South Africa
BIOGRAPHY
Originally from Rangiora, north of Christchurch, Newell went to Rangiora High School and made his Crusaders debut on 28 February 2021.
Recognised as a strong scrummager, Newell was elevated to the New Zealand Under 20 team in just his first year out of school in 2019 and quickly impressed Crusaders coach Scott Robertson:
"Fletcher Newell was a standout player during the Canterbury Under 19 campaign in the 2019 season, and has an unrelenting work-rate. He's a powerful scrummager, and broke the Crusaders Academy all-time squat record with a massive 255kg effort." - Scott Robertson, Crusaders Head Coach (December 2020).
Newell had a superb Super Rugby Pacific season with the Crusaders in 2022 and made his Test debut for the All Blacks in the 35-23 victory in Johannesburg on 14 August 2022.