Callum Bruce (born 9 June 1983 in

Hastings, New Zealand Hastings (; mi, Heretaunga) is an inland city of New Zealand and is one of the two major urban areas in Hawke's Bay, on the east coast of the North Island. The population of Hastings (including Flaxmere) is (as of with a further people in ...

) is a New Zealand

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player.

Super 14

Bruce formerly played for the

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

team Highlanders. He played for the

team Chiefs. Although his normal position is second five-eighth, Bruce has also covered

first five-eighth In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16– ...

for the Highlanders when regular fly-half Nick Evans has been injured. In June 2010 it was announced that Callum would be moving to play in Japan.

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Chiefs profile

Highlanders player profile
1983 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Māori All Blacks players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Japan New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan Otago rugby union players Highlanders (rugby union) players Chiefs (rugby union) players Waikato rugby union players Yokohama Canon Eagles players People educated at Napier Boys' High School Rugby union players from Hastings, New Zealand {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub