Adrian Richard Cashmore (born 23 July 1973 in

Tokoroa Tokoroa is the fourth-largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand and largest settlement in the South Waikato District. Located 30 km southwest of Rotorua and 20 km south of Putāruru, close to the foot of th ...

, New Zealand), is a rugby player who played for

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and

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provincially, and the Auckland Blues and Chiefs in

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. He also played professionally in Japan and for Welsh region the Ospreys in the

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. He also made two appearances for

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. He played predominantly at fullback and was usually his team's goalkicker. His career began with

in 1992, however in 1993 he made the move north to Auckland where he spent the bulk of his career. He amassed 619 points in the

competition for the Auckland Blues and 826 points for

provincially. During his time in Auckland he won two

titles with the Blues, in 1996 and 1997, two NPC titles with Auckland, in 1995 and 1996, and twice won the Ranfurly shield, also in 1995 and 1996. In 2000 he left New Zealand to play in Japan, where he remained until 2004. Upon returning to New Zealand he spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons with

provincially and the Chiefs in

, winning the Ranfurly Shield and reaching the NPC semi finals in 2004 with the former. In 2005 he again went offshore and spent a season with the Ospreys before retiring in 2006.

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