| Greg Somerville | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Greg Mardon Somerville | ||
| Date of birth | November 28, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Wairoa, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays This article is about the New Zealand town For the river please refer to the Wairoa River article Wairoa is a town in New Zealand 's North Island New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||
| Nickname | Yoda | ||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby player | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| All Black No. | 991 | ||
| Clubs | |||
| Merivale–Lincoln University | |||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| 1998– |  Canterbury |
54 | (-) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| 1999– | Crusaders |
107 | (40) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2000– | New Zealand |
57 | (5) |
Greg Mardon Somerville is a New Zealand rugby union player. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The Canterbury Rugby Football Union' (CRFU is the official governing body for Rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The following is a list of international Rugby union teams The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Somerville is currently in the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks and is a front rower, specializing in the position of tighthead prop. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Somerville made his debut in 2000 against Tonga, a match in which the All Blacks won 102–0. The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles. Somerville went 41 test matches before scoring his first, and so far only test try against Fiji in 2005. The Fiji National rugby union team is one of the strongest national rugby union teams of the world and the third from Oceania, even still as a second tier nation
Somerville plays provincial rugby for Canterbury Rugby Football Union and in the Super 14 for the Crusaders, having played 100 Super rugby matches after debuting against the Chiefs in 1999. The Canterbury Rugby Football Union' (CRFU is the official governing body for Rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The Chiefs (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs) are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton New Zealand. Somerville's nickname is Yoda, after the fictional character from Star Wars. Yoda is a Fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in all of the franchise 's films except for Star Wars Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Somerville's name is occasionally misspelt "Sommerville". [1]
He played his 50th test match against Argentina on June 2006 at Buenos Aires.
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