Fletcher Newell
New Zealand rugby union player
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Fletcher Newell (born 1 March 2000 in New Zealand)[2] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Prop for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC.
Born1 March 2000
Rangiora, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight121 kg (267 lb; 19 st 1 lb)
SchoolRangiora High School
| Born | 1 March 2000 Rangiora, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (267 lb; 19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rangiora High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Lincoln University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Newell was educated at Rangiora High School.
In 2019, Newell represented New Zealand at the Under 20 Championship in Argentina and was also named New Zealand's Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year.[3][4] He was a member of the Canterbury 2020 Mitre 10 Cup squad.[5]
Newell was named in the Crusaders squad and made his debut in the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season.[6][7][3]
Newell made his international debut for New Zealand on 13 August 2022 against South Africa at Johannesburg.[8][9]
