Club career
Early career
At a young age Ah You's primary sporting interest was boxing, only taking up rugby at the age of 16. He started out playing as a Back row (rugby union), back row forward, but credits former Crusaders (rugby union), Crusaders player Dave Hewett with his move to the front row. Ah You progressed quickly in the sport, being capped by the Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Canterbury senior team before he had turned 20, and playing at under-age level for New Zealand. Ah You did not make the step up to Super Rugby level, however, and had not been called up for the Crusaders team by the time he left Canterbury for Connacht.Connacht
Ah You joined Connacht Rugby, Connacht on an 18-month deal in October 2010. He was brought in to replace the injured former England rugby union team, England international, Robbie Morris in the squad. Ah You made his debut for Connacht in the 2010–11 European Challenge Cup against Harlequin F.C., Harlequins on 12 December 2010, coming on as a replacement. He made his league debut for the side on 1 January 2011 against Leinster Rugby, Leinster. In total, Ah You played 11 2010–11 Celtic League games and three games in the Challenge Cup in his first season, with all of his appearances coming as a replacement. Ah You's second season with Connacht saw him play more regularly, and he made his first league start for Connacht in the opening game of 2011–12 Pro12, the Celtic League having been renamed. In that game against Benetton Rugby, Benetton Treviso, Ah You scored his first try for the province and it proved decisive as Connacht won by just two points. Over the course of the season he featured in 13 games, seven of them being starts. The season also saw Ah You play in four of Connacht's six games in their first ever Heineken Cup campaign, starting against Harlequins and Stade Toulousain, Toulouse, and coming from the bench in both games against Gloucester Rugby, Gloucester. The 2012–13 season once again saw Ah You make all of his appearances from the bench. He played in 13 2012–13 Pro12, Pro12 matches, and played in Connacht's away game to Zebre in the 2012–13 Heineken Cup. In February 2013, Ah You signed an extension to his contract to keep him with Connacht until the end of the 2013–14 season. In the 2013–14 season, Ah You played more regularly. He made his first Connacht start of the season on 4 October against Treviso in the 2013–14 Pro12, having come on as a replacement in four games before that. Ah You played in all six of Connacht's games in the 2013–14 Heineken Cup, starting at home to Saracens F.C., Saracens and Toulouse, and away to Zebre. In the league he featured in all 22 of Connacht's games, starting in 12 of them. Ah You agreed to another contract extension with Connacht in December 2013, which will keep him with the province until 2016.Ulster
In January 2016, it was announced that Ah You would join fellow Irish province Ulster Rugby, Ulster on a two-year deal from the start of the 2016–17 season.Newcastle Falcons
Rodney joined Newcastle Falcons in mid-November 2018 but suffered from an injury during training. He made his Premiership debut against Saracens F.C., Saracens on 5 April 2019 after returning to full fitness and remained a key asset in Falcons' 2018-19 campaign.France
In Summer 2021 Rodney departed Newcastle Falcons signing for Rugby Club Vannes in the French Rugby Pro D2. The following season he joined USA Limoges, Limoges in Championnat Fédéral Nationale, Nationale 2, moving to US Cognac in the same division in 2023.International career
In his early career, Ah You was an under-age international player for his country. He was capped for both the New Zealand national under-19 rugby union team, New Zealand Under-19 and New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, Under-20 teams. In January 2014, Ah You was one of seven uncapped players named in Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland's extended 44-man squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship, upcoming Six Nations by head coach Joe Schmidt (rugby union), Joe Schmidt. He had become eligible to play for Ireland in October 2013, qualifying through residency. In May 2014, Ah You was called up to the initial Emerging Ireland squad for the IRB Nations Cup, but in June, following injury to Martin Moore, Ah You was called up to the full Ireland squad for the 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals, end of season tour to face . Ah You was named on the substitutes bench for the first test of the series in Resistencia, Chaco, Resistencia and came on as a second-half replacement for Mike Ross (rugby union), Mike Ross as Ireland came out 29–17 winners.References
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