Nathan Nukunuku

Nathan Nukunuku (born 8 May 1980) is a member of the New Zealand national softball team, called "The Black Sox" since 2000.

Early life and school

Nukunuku spent his childhood in Hawkes Bay[1] and Auckland and was educated at St Peter's College, which has traditionally been very prominent in the Auckland school boy Softball competitions. Nukunuku played Rugby union as well as Softball at St Peter's. He was in the First XV in his last years there. He was a member of the St Peter's senior Softball team which was the Auckland secondary schools champion in 1997, 1998 and 1999. St Peter's was second in the 1997 and 1998 New Zealand Secondary Schools competition but won the championship in the 1999 competition. While still at school, Nukunuku was a member of the Auckland Under 19 team which was the New Zealand Under 19s champion in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and was second in 1999.[2] Nathan Nukunuku is the brother of former Softball international, Dion Nukunuku.[1]

Junior international career

Senior career

Senior National Career

Senior international career

References

  1. 1 2 "Softball: Nukunuku brothers on equal terms now". The New Zealand Herald. 2 December 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 Softball Stars - Nathan Nukunuku (accessed 23 June 2010)
  3. ↑ Tony Smith, "Nukunuku hopes lifeline is golden", The Dominion Post, 28 February 2013, p. B9.

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