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Nehe Milner-Skudder

ネヘ・ミルナー＝スカッダー　/　ねへ・みるなー＝すかっだー

Rugby league player from New Zealand

December 15, 1990 (age 35)　・　Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand

rugby league player
rugby union player

My Take

Nehe Milner-Skudder gave me one of my favorite World Cup memories: that corner try just before halftime in the 2015 final, the All Blacks' first points on the night. Winning the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year that same season marked him as a generational talent. What stays with me, though, is how injuries kept interrupting a career that should have soared, and how he kept going anyway, all the way to Rugby New York. I respect athletes who burn brightly even briefly, and Milner-Skudder etched himself into rugby history in a single luminous campaign.

Overview

Nehe Rihara Milner-Skudder (born 15 December 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player who last played for the Rugby New York. He was selected for the All Blacks in 2015, and was a key member of 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team. He scored New Zealand's first try in the 2015 RWC final, going over in the far right corner just before half time, and was awarded the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year in 2015.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Nehe Milner-Skudder
Name (Japanese): ネヘ・ミルナー＝スカッダー
Reading: ねへ・みるなー＝すかっだー
Born: December 15, 1990 (age 35)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Horse
Origin: Manawatū-Whanganui Region, New Zealand
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: rugby league player / rugby union player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Massey University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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