Finlay Christie

Finlay Christie (born 19 September 1995) is a Scottish-born rugby union player who currently plays as a halfback for the Blues in Super Rugby and Tasman in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup.[1][2]

Finlay Christie
Date of birth (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995
Place of birthPeebles, Scotland
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
SchoolSt. Kentigern College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back
Current team Tasman, Blues
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Tasman 53 (40)
2017 Chiefs 9 (0)
2018–2019 Hurricanes 14 (5)
2020– Blues 7 (15)
Correct as of 29 November 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 South Island 1 (0)
Correct as of 6 September 2020

Youth career

Christie was born in Scotland, but emigrated to New Zealand aged 7 and settled down in the city of Pukekohe where he shone both at gymnastics and rugby during his schooldays. Christie attended secondary school at Saint Kentigern College where he played for the college's 1XV rugby team. He eventually chose to pursue a rugby career and represented Counties Manukau at under-19 level before heading south to Christchurch for university. This decision started to pay off in 2016 when he was awarded the Hawkins Medal as Canterbury's top club rugby player for his performances for the University of Canterbury.[3]

Mitre 10 Cup

Christie's performances at club level saw him sign with Mitre 10 Cup side Tasman for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season. Christie made his debut in Round 1 against Waikato at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim scoring a try. He was part of the Tasman side that won the Mitre 10 Cup for the first time in 2019. In Round 9 of the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup Christie played his 50th game for the Mako against Canterbury at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim. The Mako went on to win their second premiership title in a row with Christie playing every minute of the 12–13 victory over Auckland in the final at Eden Park.

Super Rugby

Following his impressive first season at provincial level, he signed with Super Rugby side the Chiefs ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season. At the end of the 2017 season Christie signed with the Hurricanes for the 2018 Super Rugby season. In 2018 Christie made 6 appearances for the Hurricanes scoring a try on debut against the Sunwolves in Wellington. He played a further 8 matches for the Hurricanes in the 2019 Super Rugby season before moving to the Blues for the 2020 Super Rugby season. He was out injured before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but then played in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition making his Blues debut against his old team the Hurricanes at Eden Park.[4] Christie was named in the South Island squad for the North vs South rugby union match in 2020 coming off the bench in a 38–35 win for the South.

References
  1. "Finlay Christie Tasman Mako Player Profile". Tasman Mako. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Finlay Christie". blues.rugby. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "Christchurch club rugby standout Finlay Christie signs for Tasman Makos". Stuff.co.nz. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. "Finlay Christie". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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