Eli Oudenryn
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Born5 November 2005
New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
 Oudenryn at the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 2005 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Palmerston North Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Lee Oudenryn (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eli Oudenryn (born 5 November 2005) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Blues and Tasman. His position is hooker.[1]
Oudenryn attended Palmerston North Boys' High School where he played for the first XV and earned selection for the New Zealand Schools Barbarians in 2023.[2] Having left school, he joined up with the Crusaders academy while playing club rugby for Stoke in the Tasman region.[3][4] In 2025, he was named in the Crusaders U20 squad,[5] winning U20 Super Rugby player of the season.[6] He earned selection for the New Zealand U20 side in 2025.[7] He is the son of former Australian rugby league player Lee Oudenryn.[8]
