Gideon Wrampling (born 26 July 2001 in
New Zealand
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) is a
New Zealand
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rugby union
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player who plays for the in
Super Rugby
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. His playing position is
centre
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or
wing
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.
Rugby career
Gideon attended
St Paul's Collegiate School
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and was selected for
New Zealand Schoolboys and
New Zealand under-20.
He joined the
2020 Mitre 10 Cup
The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season was the fifteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on September 11, when North Harbour hosted Canterbury. It involved the top ...
squad.
He was named in the Chiefs squad for round 10 of the
2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season
The 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season (branded as Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa for sponsorship reasons) was a professional club rugby union tournament organised by New Zealand Rugby. Announced on 11 November 2020, the tournament was the second se ...
.
Reference list
External links
itsrugby.co.uk profile
2001 births
New Zealand rugby union players
Living people
Rugby union centres
Rugby union wings
Waikato rugby union players
Chiefs (rugby union) players
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