Jason Emery (born 21 September 1993) is a New Zealand

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player who represents the in Super Rugby, as well as for Manawatu in the

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. He also plays for

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in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. His position of choice is

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Early life and schooling

Born in

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, Emery moved south to

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before ending up in

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...

at the age of 13. While attending

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, Emery made the school's 1st XV as a centre as a year 11 student in 2009, competing in the Super 8 schools competition. In 2010, Emery made the New Zealand Schools team. He scored a try in the annual trans-Tasman 'Test' against the Australia Schoolboys, played in

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. The match was won by New Zealand 30–21. The team had previously played Tonga Schools and Otago U19 two weeks earlier. The following year Emery, while in his final year at school, played for New Zealand schools against Australia, at

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in Sydney. New Zealand lost 19–26, with fellow midfielder, who was also from PNBHS,

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scoring New Zealand's only try.

Playing career

While still at school, Emery was signed by the

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, but didn't make his provincial debut until 24 August 2012. Before that, he went to

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to compete at the Junior Rugby World Cup with the New Zealand U20 team, coming in 2nd place. He made his debut at the age of 18, against the

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in the

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. He came on as a substitute in the final 30 minutes. He went on to help create the only try by Manawatu in the 11–30 loss at

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in Palmerston North. He scored his first try for his province in a 33–20 win over Northland in a Championship match. It was also Emery's first start for his province. In October 2012 Emery signed a three-year contract with the , starting in the

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. He made his debut in the 19–23 loss to the

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on 15 March 2013. On 22 April 2016, in his first start during the 2016 Super Rugby season for the Highlanders against the

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, within the first 15 minutes Emery was involved in a mid-air collision with opposing fullback

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. This resulted in le Roux falling dangerously on his back. Because of his actions Emery was red carded and banned from playing for 4 weeks.

References

External links

Highlanders profile
* http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/4178041/Emery-boasts-legends-genes * http://www.allblacks.com/news/14388/New-Zealand-Schools-team-to-play-Tonga-Schools * http://www.allblacks.com/news/14421/NZ-Schools-team-to-play-Otago-Under-19 * http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/4178041/Emery-boasts-legends-genes * http://www.allblacks.com/news/14459/NZ-Schools-team-to-play-Australia-Schools * http://www.allblacks.com/news/14471/NZ-Schools-beat-Australia * http://www.allblacks.com/news/17292/NZ-Schools-selection-to-play-Australia-named * http://www.allblacks.com/news/17668/NZ-Schools-team-to-play-Australia-A-Schools * http://www.allblacks.com/news/17709/New-Zealand-Schoolboys-lose-to-Australian-counterparts * https://web.archive.org/web/20120826035351/http://www.itmcup.co.nz/itmCupnews/20242/Wellington-too-good-for-Turbos * https://web.archive.org/web/20120906063855/http://www.itmcup.co.nz/itmCupnews/20343/Auckland-turn-on-the-pace-at-Eden-Park * https://archive.today/20130223022042/http://www.itmcup.co.nz/itmCupNews/20370/Manawatu-lift-sagging-spirits-in-Whangarei * https://archive.today/20130222215734/http://www.itmcup.co.nz/itmCupNews/20418/Tasman-beat-Manawatu-with-a-bonus-point {{DEFAULTSORT:Emery, Jason 1993 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Tauranga Highlanders (rugby union) players Manawatu rugby union players People educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School Māori All Blacks players Sunwolves players Rugby union fullbacks Munakata Sanix Blues players Rugby New York players