Mike McKee (born 12 August 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby and Southland in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is lock. McKee is of Cook Islands descent.[2]
| Birth name | Mike McKee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Waikaia, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 kg (21 st 4 lb; 298 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Otago Boys’ High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
McKee hails from Waikaia in Southland. He attended Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin.[3]
Rugby career edit
McKee made his professional debut for Southland on 10 October 2015 in an away 39–20 loss to Canterbury.[4] He would make 20 appearances for the Southland Stags between 2015 and 2017.[5] McKee would score his first try for the Stags on 7 October 2017 against Wellington.[6][7]
During the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup season McKee played for Counties Manukau, making 4 appearances during the campaign.[5]
McKee returned to the Stags in 2019. He made 9 appearances that year and 8 in 2020.[5]
McKee made a move to Spain to play for Ciencias Sevilla CR during the 2019–20 División de Honor de Rugby season. He scored 3 tries in 9 appearances.[5]
On 25 October 2021 McKee was announced as having signed for Moana Pasifika ahead of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[2][8]
Personal life edit
McKee is of Cook Islands descent.[2] McKee is the fourth member of his family to play for Southland. His grandfather Bill, uncle David, and cousin Scott all played for the Stags.[3]
Reference list edit
- ^ "Southland Stags rugby lock Mike McKee keeping it in the family". Stuff.co.nz. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Moana Pasifika sign first Cook Islander as one of three new signings". RugbyPass. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b Seconi, Adrian (13 November 2020). "Playing for each other reflected in defence". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Mike MCKEE - Player statistics - NPC 2015". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Mike MCKEE - Player statistics". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Mike MCKEE - Player statistics - ITM Cup 2017 - Tries scored". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Wellington annihilate struggling Southland 61-12 in Invercargill". Newshub. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "McKee named for Moana Pasifika". Southland Express. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.