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Ben May - 50th game
Nickname Bam
Age: 34
Born: Blenheim
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 124kg
· Made his Super Rugby debut for the Crusaders in 2007
· Played for the Chiefs in 2008-09 & 2011
· Made his Hurricanes debut against the Stormers in Cape Town on February 25, 2012
· Has played 84 Investec Super Rugby matches in total
· Has represented Nelson Bays, Tasman, Waikato, Hawke's Bay and Wellington
· Played a season for Sanix Blues in Japan in 2014
· Made his Maori All Blacks debut in 2007
Ben May's Hurricanes career summary ahead of his 50th match for the club:
Year | Appearances | Started | Subbed | Matches Missed |
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2012 | 15 | 15 | - | 1 |
2013 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
2014 | In Japan | - | - | 16 |
2015 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
2016 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
2017 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
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Totals | 49 | 30 | 19 | 38 |
More Fun Facts
May has scored two tries for the Hurricanes; one against the Kings at Wellington in 2013 and the other against the Jaguares, also at Wellington, in 2016.
He actually began his Investec Super Rugby career in 2007 when he played in two games for the Crusaders. Over the next two seasons he appeared for the Chiefs, missed all of 2010 due to injury, and then returned to the club in 2011. In total he played 33 matches for the Chiefs and his appearance against the Highlanders was in fact his 85th Super Rugby match