Leighton Price

Leighton Price (born 24 March 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. Previously he played for Hawke's Bay and Bay of Plenty.[1] He plays Lock.[2]

Leighton Price
Birth nameLeighton Tame Price
Date of birth (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989
Place of birthHamilton, New Zealand
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
SchoolNew Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010
2011
2012–
Hawke's Bay
Bay of Plenty
Taranaki
10
3
19
(0)
(0)
(5)
Correct as of 11 December 2017
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Blues 2 (0)
Correct as of 11 December 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009
2016–
New Zealand U20
Māori All Blacks
4
4
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 11 December 2017

Māori All Blacks

In October 2016 Price, who affiliates to the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi, was named in the Māori All Blacks team for their end-of-year tour to the Northern Hemisphere.[3]

References

  1. Exelby, Kelly (1 March 2011). "Bay signings straight into Chiefs mode". Bay of Plenty Times.
  2. Hills, Murray (27 July 2012). "Price is right for Shield game". Taranaki Daily News.
  3. "Six new caps named in Maori All Blacks". RNZ News. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.


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