Chris Masoe

Date of Birth:	15 May 1979
Place of Birth:	Savaii, Samoa
Height:	1.83m
Weight:	106kg
Position:	Blindside Flanker
Country:	New Zealand
Test Caps:	2
Test Points:	0
Super 14 Team:	Hurricanes
Province:	Wellington

Chris Masoe (born 15 May 1979 in Savaii, Samoa) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and currently plays for the national team, the All Blacks. He has been capped twice so far for his country. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Samoa Savai’i, the “soul of Samoa”, is the larger of the two main islands in the state of Samoa. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... The current Super 14 logo The Super 14 is a rugby union championship competed for by teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. ... The Hurricanes are a New Zealand rugby union team based in Wellington and representing the East Coast, Poverty Bay, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Wairarapa-Bush, Horowhenua-Kapiti and Wellington unions. ... The National Provincial Championship (which for sponsorship reasons, is referred to as Air New Zealand NPC or just simply NPC) is New Zealands principal domestic rugby union competition. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Samoa Savai’i, the “soul of Samoa”, is the larger of the two main islands in the state of Samoa. ... General phase play in rugby union. ... First International Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand (15 August 1903) Largest win New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan (4 June 1995) Worst defeat Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 The international rugby union team of New Zealand are... A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ...

Masoe also plays for the Wellington Hurricanes in the Super 14. He appeared in all 11 Hurricanes matches in the 2005 season. He is capable of playing all three loose-forward positions but has been concentrating on the openside flanker's role. The Hurricanes are a New Zealand rugby union team based in Wellington and representing the East Coast, Poverty Bay, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Wairarapa-Bush, Horowhenua-Kapiti and Wellington unions. ... The current Super 14 logo The Super 14 is a rugby union championship competed for by teams from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ...

Masoe has good pace and is a strong ball runner and a tough defender. He has been a regular member of the New Zealand Sevens squad in the past and a member of the 2002 Commonwealth Games gold-winning team. Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby football in which only seven players per side feature. ... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. ...

His allround ability earned him the Taranaki Sportsman on the Year in 2002 and in the same year he was named New Zealand Sevens Player of the Year.

External links

• Chris Masoe at AllBlacks.com
• Chris Masoe at The Official Hurricanes Website