Part of the 2015 Waikato Ranfurly Shield winning side, lock James Tucker made his Super Rugby debut in the 2015/16 season.
The former New Zealand Under 20’s representative offers flexibility with the ability to play both lock and six. He was also part of the Waikato Ranfurly Shield winning team and won the Waikato Supporters Club Forward of the Year.
Tucker is familiar to the Gallagher Chiefs environment having trained with the side and been part of the Chiefs Development programme in the previous season.
Tucker represented the Chiefs on 4 occasions during the 2016 Super Rugby and was included in the Chiefs 2017 Super Rugby squad.
Tucker was also a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which finished in 3rd place in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.
Tucker was named in the Blues Super Rugby squad for 2020.
In 2021, he played 6 game for the Brumbies before returning to the Blues.
In 2022 he turned out for the Blues nine times and managed to cross the try line once.
S.C May 2023
Career
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Waikato No 5 Lock |
2014 - present |
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NZ Provincial Barbarians XV No 4 Lock |
2017 - present |
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Hurricanes No 5 Lock |
2024 - present |
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New Zealand U20's No 5 Lock |
2014 - 2014 |
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Chiefs No 4 Lock |
2015 - 2017 |
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Zebre Parma No 4 Lock |
2017 - 2018 |
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ACT Brumbies No 5 Lock |
2021 - 2021 |
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Blues No 5 Lock |
2019 - 2023 |
