Rory van Vugt (born 8 October 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing or fullback for the Highlanders in Super Rugby[1][2] and Southland in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.[3]

Rory van Vugt
Full nameRory Franklin van Vugt
Date of birth (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birthBalclutha, New Zealand
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
SchoolSouth Otago High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Current team Southland, Highlanders
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Southland 25 (20)
2020–2021 Rugby ATL 16 (15)
2022– Highlanders 2 (5)
Correct as of 29 May 2022

He previously played for Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR).[3]

In 2019, van Vugt was named as a player to watch by allblacks.com.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ @Highlanders (23 May 2022). "Welcome to the Club 👏 #325 - Rory Van Vugt #326 - Luca Inch" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 May 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Highlanders named for return to Melbourne". Highlanders (Press release). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "van Vugt Back for Fifth Season with SBS Bank Southland Stags". Rugby Southland (Press release). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Five players to watch: Southland". allblacks.com. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.