Braydon Maurice Ennor (born 16 July 1997) is a New Zealand

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for in the

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and the in

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Youth and school

Ennor was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He studied at, captained and represented

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in rugby, generally playing centre. He made the

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Under 18 Development side in 2014. He was the Hamilton House Leader and was awarded ''The Bruce Palmer Memorial Cup for the Boys Runner-up to the Dux Ludorum'' as well as ''The Headmaster's Medal for Service House Leader Hamilton'' in his final year and St Kentigern. After graduating high school, In early 2016, he went to the

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on a scholarship for a commerce degree, majoring in

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after getting snapped up by the Crusaders Academy side. He represented Canterbury in the Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 tournament after returning from a 9-month ACL injury in September 2015. after which he went onto represent the Crusaders development team, The Knights in 2017.

Canterbury and the Crusaders

In August 2017, he was named in the side for the

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. He made his debut on 1 September against

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scoring 2 tries on debut. He scored 4 tries in the following game against Southland. His performance saw him getting signed by the

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for the

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and 2019 Super Rugby season. Ennor was not named in the Crusaders' 2024 squad due to a season-long injury. However, he was named in the Crusaders squad for the

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International career

Ennor's performance for the Crusader Knights in 2017 saw him getting picked by the New Zealand under-20 for the Oceania Under 20 tournament in April 2017 after which he was named in the NZ u20 side for the

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in Georgia. He helped NZ win the 2017 tournament. He played in 4 of the 5 games at outside centre including the final and he scored 2 tries in the tournament. Ennor made his international debut for New Zealand in 2019, in a 20-16 win over Argentina. While he wasn't selected for the

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, Ennor earned an initial re-call in 2020 under new Head Coach, Ian Foster. However, a repeated ACL injury meant Ennor did not play for the All Blacks again until 2021, which was a 36-13 win over Argentina in Brisbane. In total, Ennor would play 8 test matches during the Foster era, scoring his first test try during a fixture against Japan in 2022. Although Ennor had a strong performance in the 13 jersey against Australia on 5 August 2023, he would ultimately miss out on the

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after another ACL injury saw Dallas McLeod replace Ennor during the match.

References

External links

NZ Rugby History profileAll Blacks profile
(archived) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ennor, Braydon 1997 births Living people People educated at Saint Kentigern College University of Canterbury alumni 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen Rugby union players from Auckland New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union centres Canterbury rugby union players Crusaders (rugby union) players New Zealand international rugby union players