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Bernie Upton
New Zealand rugby union player (born 1981)
Bernard Peter Upton (born 22 September 1981) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1]
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| Full name | Bernard Peter Upton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1981-09-22) 22 September 1981 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Upper Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Upper Hutt, Upton was a Wellington secondary schools and under-19s player, but began his provincial career at the Bay of Plenty.[2] He competed for the Chiefs from 2004 to 2006, then returned to Wellington in 2007 and had two seasons with the Hurricanes.[3] Wellington loaned Upton out to North Harbour in 2008 and the following year he headed overseas, playing two seasons at Connacht. He finished his career with Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan.[4][5]
International
Upton toured Australia with the Junior All Blacks in 2005 and was in the team that won the 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations.[6]
- "Bernard Peter Upton". New Zealand Rugby History.
- "Upton's dreams realised at Chiefs". NZ Herald. 15 February 2005.
- "Upton gives the selectors Plenty to think about". NZ Herald. 5 June 2005.
- "Weepu's ABs call-up bad news for Joseph". Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009.
- "Connacht sign Upton". Irish Examiner. 5 March 2009.
- "Bay duo called-up for junior All Blacks". NZ Herald. 13 June 2005.