Aidan Ross
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| Date of birth | 25 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tauranga Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aidan Ross (born 25 October 1995) is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby union player who plays prop for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and formerly for the All Blacks internationally.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Ross debuted for the Bay of Plenty in 2015 and was also a member of the New Zealand Under-20 squad who won the Under-20 Championship in Italy.[3]
In 2017, he was called into the Chiefs squad as an injury cover and made his debut against the Western Force on 22 April.[2][4] He captained the Bay of Plenty when they won the 2019 Mitre 10 Cup Championship final.[5][6]
In 2021, Ross was called into the All Blacks squad as an injury cover for Karl Tu'inukuafe ahead of the second test against Fiji but did not get to play.[7] He made his international debut for New Zealand against Ireland on 9 July 2022 at Dunedin.[8][9][10]
In December 2024, Ross signed a three-year contract with the Queensland Reds beginning in July 2025 until the end of the 2027 Super Rugby season.[11] Ross played his last match for the Chiefs on 21 June 2025 in the Super Rugby Pacific final, in which the Chiefs suffered defeat against the Crusaders. He made his Reds debut on 2 July 2025 in a match against the British & Irish Lions as part of their 2025 Australian tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Aidan Ross". www.chiefs.co.nz. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ a b Goile, Aaron (18 June 2022). "Dismantled to dominant: How Chiefs scrum turnaround led Aidan Ross to All Blacks". Stuff. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Wood, Matthew (17 May 2021). "Chiefs duo Aidan Ross and hooker Samisoni Taukeiaho pen new deals". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Rice, Taylor (16 June 2022). "Meet Tauranga's new All Black". sunlive.co.nz. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Ross leads Bay of Plenty to final". Chiefs. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Bay of Plenty claim NPC promotion after dramatic finish". The New Zealand Herald. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Powell, Alex (11 July 2021). "Rugby: All Blacks call-up Chiefs prop Aidan Ross as injury cover for Karl Tu'inukuafe ahead of second test against Fiji". Newshub. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "All Blacks stick with first test winners for second clash with Ireland". RNZ. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "PREVIEW: All Blacks v Ireland (Forsyth Barr Stadium)". allblacks.com. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Ireland set up a Steinlager Series decider in Wellington". allblacks.com. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Gallagher Chiefs' Aidan Ross signs three-year deal with Queensland Reds". The New Zealand Herald. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Aidan Ross at the All Blacks (archived)
- Chiefs Profile
- Aidan Ross at ESPNscrum
- Aidan Ross at ItsRugby.co.uk
