Bruce Reihana

Bruce Trevor Reihana (born 6 April 1976) is a former rugby union rugby player. He was a utility back, most notably for the majority of his career as captain of Northampton Saints in the English Premership.

Bruce Reihana
Birth nameTrevor Bruce Reihana
Date of birth (1976-04-06) 6 April 1976
Place of birthThames, New Zealand
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)[1]
SchoolTe Awamutu College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback/Wing/Fly-half
All Black No. 997
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2011
2011–2014		 Northampton
Bordeaux-Bègles		 236
48		 (1032)
(70)
Correct as of 2 October 2010
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2002 Waikato 81 (385)
Correct as of 9 September 2006
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–2002 Chiefs 58 (123)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000 New Zealand
New Zealand Māori		 3
11		 (10)
Correct as of 1 Sep 2006
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
1998, 2002 New Zealand
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur Team competition
2002 Manchester Team competition

Biography

Born in Thames, New Zealand, Reihana started playing in the National Provincial Championship level with Waikato in 1996 and led them to two Ranfurly Shield victories out of three. He played for the Chiefs in the former Super 12 from 1997 to 2002 with 58 games and 123 points to his name.

Internationally, Reihana represented the New Zealand Sevens in the rugby sevens. He played in the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 2002 Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals on each occasion. He made 11 appearances for New Zealand Māori. He made his debut for New Zealand against France on 18 November 2000.

After not renewing his contract with the New Zealand Rugby Union in 2002, Reihana managed to get an overseas contact with Premiership side the Northampton Saints. He was used at fullback and became an influential figure for the Saints and even won the 2003–2004 PRA Players' Player of the Year Award.

Reihana was scheduled to return to New Zealand rugby after his stint in Europe,[2] but it did not materialise as he decided to stay in England citing personal reasons.[3] Resuming his career with the Saints, Reihana was promoted to captain after Steve Thompson decided to step down as co-captain.[4]

During a 2006-07 Guinness Premiership match against Gloucester on 23 September 2006, Reihana suffered a knee ligament injury that would sideline him until 2007.[5]

Reihana relinquished the Saints captaincy at the end of the 2008-09 Guinness Premiership, when Dylan Hartley was appointed in his place.

On 2 October 2010 Reihana scored 17 points against the Exeter Chiefs to take him through the milestone of 1,000 points for the Saints.

Bruce left the Northampton Saints at the end of the 2010–11 Aviva Premiership to join the French team, Bordeaux. This was announced over BBC Radio Northampton during the final Aviva Premiership game of the season, against Leeds Carnegie, as Bruce Reihana joined the field.

At the end of the 2013–2014 Season, Reihana retired as a player from professional rugby and became the skills coach for the Bordeaux rugby team. He has since moved to Bristol at the beginning of the 2017/18 season to work with Bristol Rugby.[6]

Bruce Reihana was the Skills and Performance Coach with Bristol Bears and even more so still trained with his players in his fitness programs, he followed this mantra in doing the same with Bordeaux Begles Rugby and is still up with the fitness of The youngest players with in the first XV.

In August 2020, Reihana left his role with Bristol Bears and became skills and attack coach for Clifton Rugby, linking up with former Bristol Captain Matt Salter for the National 2 south frontrunners as they bid to seal promotion to National League 1.

References
  1. "allblacks.com – Bruce Reihana". web page. All Blacks and NZ Rugby. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. "Reihana returns to New Zealand". tvnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2006.
  3. "Reihana stays a Saint". ercrugby.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2006.
  4. "New club captain and new shirt for Saints". northamptonsaints.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2006.
  5. "Saints lose Reihana until 2007". planetrugby.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2006.
  6. "Bruce Reihana". Bristol Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

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