Otere Black
| Date of birth | 4 May 1995 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||
| School | Hato Paora College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014– | Manawatu | 31 | (281) |
| correct as of 16 October 2016. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015– | Hurricanes | 7 | (17) |
| correct as of 6 August 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015 2015– |
New Zealand under-20 Māori All Blacks |
5 2 |
(63) (4) |
| correct as of 18 July 2015. | |||
Otere Black (born 4 May 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a first five-eighth for Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup.[1][2][3]
Domestic career
Manawatu
Black attended Hato Paora College for four years before moving on to Tu Toa High School in Palmerston North and graduated in 2013 when he subsequently linked up with the local College Old Boys club. After scoring an impressive 223 points in sixteen games, he was promoted to the Manawatu Turbos ITM Cup side for 2014.[1] His debut campaign with the Turbos was successful for both him and his team. Manawatu finished their season top of the ITM Cup Championship division and were promoted to the Premiership for 2015 following a play-off victory over Hawke's Bay.[4]
Hurricanes
Black was part of the Hurricanes' wider training group in 2015, but got a chance to make his Super Rugby debut after a knee injury sidelined incumbent number ten Beauden Barrett.[5] He made four appearances for the Hurricanes, scoring 17 points, and impressing with his composure and general ability to run the game plan, particularly against the Blues at Eden Park.
With three other New Zealand Super Rugby clubs chasing his services for the 2016 Super Rugby season, Black decided to re-sign and continue developing his game under the Hurricanes coaching staff.[6]
International career
Māori All Blacks
Although the then 20-year-old Black had only played eleven matches for Manawatu, Colin Cooper, the Māori All Blacks coach, selected him for the 2015 tour to Fiji, playing against the Fiji national, and ending against a specially made New Zealand Barbarians team.
References
- 1 2 "Otere Black Player Profile". Manawatu Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "Otere Black itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "Otere Black ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "Manawatu vs Hawke's Bay 24 October 2014". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "Hurricanes 2015 Squad Naming" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "Otere Black re-signs with the Hurricanes for the next two seasons". Stuff. Retrieved 7 July 2015.