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Rugby player
| Birth name | Kevin O'Neill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin O'Neill is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato Rugby Union in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the All Blacks. His position is lock.
Career
Provincial Rugby
Kevin debuted in 2003 for Canterbury in 2003 in a warm-up match against Fiji who were on the build-up to the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He played for Canterbury until 2007 after 29 caps for Canterbury he transferred to Waikato.
Super 14
Kevin debuted for the Crusaders. He played a number of games beside All Black, Chris Jack. He was drafted to the Chiefs and since then has signed with them ending his career in Christchurch. O'Neill played most games for the Chiefs in 2008.
Representative Squads
New Zealand Under 21
O'Neill played in the World Cup winning under 21s in 2003 alongside fellow All Black, Adam Thomson.
Junior All Blacks
He was a member of the 2005 Junior All Blacks.
All Black debut
O'Neill earned a single All Blacks cap when he came off the bench in a test against the Springboks in Dunedin in 2008. On 12 July 2008, at Carisbrook, after 28 minutes O'Neill made his debut for the All Blacks after a knock to Ali Williams caused him to leave the field. The All Blacks went down to the Springboks 30 - 28 after a chip and chase from Ricky Januarie resulted in a match winning try. It was the All Blacks' first loss at Carisbrook to the Springboks. O’Neill never played for the All Blacks again.
References
- Cronshaw, Tim (8 March 2014). "Teamwork key to farming success". Stuff. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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External links
- Kevin O'Neill at the All Blacks (archived)
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- Living people
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
- Crusaders (rugby union) players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- Melbourne Rebels players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Waikato rugby union players
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
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