Chris Heard
Rugby player
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Christopher Leonard Heard (born 11 April 1982) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.
Full nameChristopher Leonard Heard
Born11 April 1982
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
| Full name | Christopher Leonard Heard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 April 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King's College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A King's College product, Heard was a NZ Schools representative and joined the Auckland academy for 2001.[1]
Heard, a prop, competed with Auckland from 2003 to 2007. He was a regular in their title-winning 2007 Air New Zealand Cup campaign, although he missed the final to make way for All Black Keven Mealamu.[2] During the 2007 Super 14 season, Heard made four appearances for the Blues, including a match as starting loosehead prop against the Waratahs at Eden Park, where he was amongst their best performers.[3][4]
