Braydon Ennor

Braydon Ennor

Braydon Ennor in 2021
Full name	Braydon Maurice Ennor
Date of birth	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School	St. Kentigern College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing Current team Canterbury, Crusaders Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017– Canterbury 38 (95) 2018– Crusaders 68 (125) Correct as of 6 January 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 New Zealand U20 5 (20) 2019– New Zealand 9 (5) 2020 South Island 1 (0) 2022 All Blacks XV 1 (5) Correct as of 5 August 2023

Braydon Maurice Ennor (born 16 July 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a wing and centre for Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC and the Crusaders in Super Rugby.

Youth and school

Ennor was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He studied at, captained and represented Saint Kentigern College in rugby, generally playing centre. He made the Blues Under 18 Development side in 2014.[1] He was the Hamilton House Leader and was awarded The Bruce Palmer Memorial Cup for the Boys Runner-up to the Dux Ludorum as well as The Headmaster's Medal for Service House Leader Hamilton in his final year and St Kentigern.[2]

After graduating high school, In early 2016, he went to the University of Canterbury on a scholarship for a commerce degree, majoring in Business administration after getting snapped up by the Crusaders Academy side.[3] He represented Canterbury in the Jock Hobbs Memorial National U19 tournament after returning from a 9-month ACL injury in September 2015.[4] after which he went onto represent the Crusaders development team, The Knights in 2017.

Canterbury and the Crusaders

In August 2017, he was named in the Canterbury side for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup.[5] He made his debut on 1 September against Hawkes Bay scoring 2 tries on debut.[6] He scored 4 tries in the following game against Southland.[7] His performance saw him getting signed by the Crusaders for the 2018 and 2019 Super Rugby season.[8][9]

Ennor was not named in the Crusaders' 2024 squad due to a season-long injury.[10] However, he was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.[11]

International career

Ennor's performance for the Crusader Knights in 2017 saw him getting picked by the New Zealand under-20 for the Oceania Under 20 tournament in April 2017[12] after which he was named in the NZ u20 side for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Georgia.[13] He helped NZ win the 2017 tournament.[14] He played in 4 of the 5 games at outside centre including the final and he scored 2 tries in the tournament.

Ennor made his international debut for New Zealand in 2019, in a 20-16 win over Argentina. While he wasn't selected for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Ennor earned an initial re-call in 2020 under new Head Coach, Ian Foster. However, a repeated ACL injury meant Ennor did not play for the All Blacks again until 2021, which was a 36-13 win over Argentina in Brisbane.

In total, Ennor would play 8 test matches during the Foster era, scoring his first test try during a fixture against Japan in 2022. Although Ennor had a strong performance in the 13 jersey against Australia on 5 August 2023, he would ultimately miss out on the 2023 Rugby World Cup after another ACL injury saw Dallas McLeod replace Ennor during the match.

References

1. "Blues Under 18 Development Squad named". The Blues. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Under 18 Development
2. "St Kentigern Prizegiving Programme 2015" (PDF). S Kentigern. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
3. "UC student tackles rugby dream". Stuff. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017. snapped up by the Crusaders Academy
4. "National U19 Tournament: Eight Players to watch". Club Rugby. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Ennor ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in September 2015
5. "Canterbury Rugby Union – Canterbury Rugby Union". Sporty. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
6. "Rookie Brett Cameron shines as Canterbury hammer Hawke's Bay". Stuff. September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
7. "Canterbury thrash Southland to retain Ranfurly Shield in Christchurch". Stuff. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
8. Van Royen, Robert (12 September 2017). "Champion Crusaders sign speedy Canterbury rookie Braydon Ennor". Stuff. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Crusaders Knights (development side) this year
9. "All Blacks: Ten young guns who could breathe new life into ABs after RWC failure". Stuff. 14 November 2019.
10. "Stuff". www.stuff.co.nz.
11. "2025 Crusaders squad announced". Crusaders (Press release). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
12. "Canterbury Rugby Union – Canterbury Rugby Union". Sporty. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
13. "NZ Under 20 squad named for Rugby World Championship in Georgia". RUGBY HEARTLAND. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
14. "England 17 New Zealand 64: Baby Blacks seal Under 20 World Cup with emphatic victory". The Telegraph. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017. Ennor

External links

• NZ Rugby History profile
• All Blacks profile (archived)
• Braydon Ennor at ESPNscrum
• Braydon Ennor at ItsRugby.co.uk