NAME: Declan ......

POSITION: Back Row Forward

AGE: 28

HEIGHT: 184cm

WEIGHT: 95kg

BIRTH PLACE: N/A

SEEKING: Club opportunity in Europe or the UK from November 2025

AVAILABILITY: Available

PASSPORTS:

New Zealand

MARITAL STATUS: Single

Personal Overview

Openside flanker, Back row

Bench Press 1RPM: 125kg; Squat 3RPM: 160kg; Bronco: 4:5

Height: 184cm; Weight: 95 kg

 

SKILLS

  • Leadership

  • Marist Albion Premiership winning  Captain 2020 -2021

  • Canterbury 7s Vice-Captain 2018 - 2020

St Bede’s 1st XV Winning Captain - 2015

  • Work rate & Speed

  • Communication & Link Play

  • Lineout Forward & Jackler 

AWARDS

Christchurch Club Player of year - 2017 

Christchurch Sevens player of the year 2017 

Christchurch Colts forward of the year 2017

 

Marist Albion Club loose forward of the year - 2019

Marist Albion Club award for leadership and excellence - 2020

Marist Albion Club commitment award 2021

Whakarewarewa Premier MVP and Club personality of the year - 2023 

Rugby Club Eemland premier players player of the year 2023/2024

Mid Canterbury player of the year 2024

 

New Zealand Heartland player of the year finalist 2024

REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS

New Zealand Heartland XV, New Zealand

2024

Mid Canterbury, Canterbury, New Zealand

2024, 2025

Manawatu B & High Performance Unit, Manawatu, New Zealand

2022

Canterbury B, Canterbury, New Zealand 

2020

Canterbury Mens 7s, Canterbury, New Zealand

2017 - 2020

Canterbury under 20s, Canterbury, New Zealand

 

2016 -2017

 

Previous Clubs

  • 2016 - Christchurch Rugby Football Club
  • 2018 - Marist Albion Rugby Club
  • 2022 - Palmerston North Marist Old Boys
  • 2023 - Whakawerawera Rugby Club
  • 2023 - Eemland Rugby Club
  • 2024 - Celtic Rugby Club

Coaching References

Ben Blair - Details avaliable on request 

Tom Kearney - Details avaliable on request