George Bridge

George Bridge
Date of birth (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995
Place of birth Gisborne, New Zealand
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)
University University of Otago
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Back
Current team Canterbury / Crusaders
Youth Career
2013−14 Canterbury
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Canterbury 20 (60)
2017− Crusaders 35 (115)
Correct as of 25 Aug 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 New Zealand U20 2 (5)
Correct as of 4 Aug 2018

George Bridge (born 1 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for Canterbury in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and for the Crusaders in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3]

Early career

Born and raised in Gisborne, Bridge took up rugby at the age of 5 and before long his skills brought him to the attention of New Zealand provincial rugby giants Canterbury. He played age-grade rugby with them all the way up to the age of 19 and was named as Canterbury's under-19 player of the year in 2014. He also spent time with the Crusaders academy and made a big impression in a Super Rugby warm up match with the Reds in 2016 in which he netted himself 2 tries.[3]

Senior career

Bridge's breakthrough came in 2016 when he earned himself a spot in the Canterbury squad for that year's Mitre 10 Cup. He scored 5 tries in 8 matches as the Cantabrians finished the season as Premiership champions, their 8th title in 9 years.[4]

Super Rugby

His debut season at provincial level saw him coached by Canterbury legend Scott Robertson and like his coach, Bridge found himself promoted to Super Rugby level in 2017, earning a contract with the Crusaders.[1] Bridge made a successful start to the 2017 season, notching his first Super Rugby try against the Waratahs in Sydney. The Crusaders withstood a late charge, to win the contest 41-22. Bridge has subsequently elevated his game, scoring a hat trick of tries during the Crusaders 57-21 demolition of the Stormers in Christchurch on April 21, 2017. Bridge followed this effort with another 3 tries a week later, during another comprehensive Crusaders win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on April 29, 2017.

International

Bridge was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side which competed in the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy where he made 2 appearances and scored 1 try.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Crusaders 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "George Bridge Crusaders Player Profile". Crusaders Rugby. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "George Bridge Canterbury Player Profile". Canterbury Rugby. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "George Bridge itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "George Bridge New Zealand Under-20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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