Blake Gibson

Blake Gibson (born 19 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for in the ITM Cup and the in Super Rugby.

Early career

Born in Auckland, Gibson attended Saint Kentigern College in the city and captained their first XV to victory in their local 1A championship. This led to his selection in the Blues Development XV later in the year. The 2016 Super Rugby season saw him earn plenty of game time under new head coach, Tana Umaga. He made 9 appearances, 6 of which were from the start and scored his debut Super Rugby try, making easy work of All Blacks fullback Ben Smith by throwing him and 3 other defenders off.

He was also a vital member of the New Zealand under-20 side which won the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. He scored 2 tries in 4 championship games and was named player's player of the day on 3 occasions during the tournament.

Gibson was called up to the All Blacks in 2017 as injury cover following Sam Cane's concussion. Gibson has yet to be capped for New Zealand.

Career honours

New Zealand Under-20

World Rugby Under 20 Championship - 2015

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2015 4 1 3 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 9 6 3 535 1 0 0 0 5 0 0Total 13 7 6 664 1 0 0 0 5 0 0