Daniel Ross Snee (born 30 April 1984) is a New Zealand-born former international rugby union player.
| Full name | Daniel Ross Snee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Snee grew up in Lower Hutt and is the nephew of former Hawke's Bay second five-eighth Len Snee. He was a New Zealand under-19 representative player and competed briefly with Otago in 2008.[1]
A centre and first five-eighth, Snee relocated to Spain in 2010 to play rugby with Getxo. His coach at Getxo, New Zealander Bryce Bevin, recruited him alongside Brad Linklater.[2] He was a member of the Spain national team between 2013 and 2018, earning a total of 33 caps. Back in New Zealand, Snee made three appearances for Hawke's Bay in 2017, while playing club rugby with Havelock North outside Hastings.[3]
Snee graduated from the Royal New Zealand Police College in 2019.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Snee hoping to enhance World Cup chances". NZ Herald. 23 September 2017.
- ^ Garrido, Jesús (9 February 2018). "El 'all black' que juega con España: viene dos meses al año y luego vuelve a Nueva Zelanda". El Confidencial (in Spanish).
- ^ "Snee step nearer World Cup dream". NZ Herald. 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Slain police officer's nephew graduates from police college". NZ Herald. 19 December 2019.
External links
edit- Dan Snee at ESPNscrum