Luke Braid

18 May 2012
A specialist openside flanker, Luke Braid is an exceptional loose forward and the younger brother of Daniel.

He was a part of the Chiefs Wider Training Group in 2009 and was promoted to the full Chiefs squad in 2010 where he earned nine caps before signing for the Blues for the 2011 Investec Super Rugby season.

His decision to move north turned out to be an inspired one, as with his brother Daniel missing much of the season with a neck injury, he stepped up and had a stellar season to be voted by his teammates as the players’ Player of the Year

In 2008 he was a member of the successful New Zealand Under-20 team which won the IRB Junior World Championship, and at the conclusion of the tournament he was named the IRB Junior Player of the Year.

Video

16 January 2012

2012 Pre-season day 1: Bowls at Pt Chevalier Bowls Club

24 November 2011

Blues v Waratahs video highlights

27 June 2011

Blues v Crusaders video highlights

12 June 2011

Blues v Chiefs video highlights

05 June 2011

Blues v Hurricanes round 12 highlights

09 May 2011

Blues v Lions video highlights

07 March 2011

The Blues put on their best fancy dress and took part in a Zumba dance class!

20 January 2011

Photos
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Luke Braid celebrates victory

14 May 2012
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Luke Braid in action

05 June 2011
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Tom McCartney congratulates Luke Braid on his try against the Lions

14 May 2012
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Luke Braid trucks the ball up

09 May 2011
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The Braid brothers

14 May 2012
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Luke Braid fends off Chris King

01 May 2011
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Luke Braid in action

14 May 2012
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Luke Braid on the attack

01 May 2011
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Dejected Blues captain Luke Braid with his troops after losing to the Reds

30 April 2012
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Luke Braid tries to break through the Highlanders defence

01 May 2011
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Luke Braid is tackled by Anthony Faingaa

30 April 2012
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Luke Braid on his way to the try line

23 April 2011
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Luke Braid presents Jamie Mackintosh with the Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy

23 April 2012
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Luke Braid slides over the whitewash to score against the Rebels

23 April 2011
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The Sharks' Jean Deysel runs into the Braid brothers

16 April 2012
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Luke McAlister congratulates Luke Braid on his try

23 April 2011
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Luke Braid smashes Robbie Robinson

03 March 2012
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Luke Braid gets away from the Cheetahs defence

04 April 2011
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A dejected Luke Braid

25 February 2012
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Luke Braid offloads the ball

04 April 2011
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Luke Braid charges forward

04 July 2011
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Luke Braid and Stephen Brett tackle Mike Delany

28 March 2011
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Luke Braid looks to pass

12 June 2011
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Luke Braid celebrates victory over his former side the Chiefs

28 March 2011
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Luke Braid charges into Brendon Leonard

05 June 2011
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Rene Ranger offloads the ball in the tackle to Luke Braid

21 March 2011
180

Snapshot

Blues Number 180
Position Flanker
Born 05/10/1988
Height 1.85m
Weight 101kg
Province Bay of Plenty
Blues Debut 2011 v Crusaders
Blues Caps 27
Blues Points 15
Breakdown 3 Tries

Match Statistics

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Minutes Played: 1071
Tackle success %: 95.61%
Attempted: 228
Assist: 47
Tackles Made: 218
Tackles Missed: 10
Effective Offloads: 16
Hit ups: 145
Hitups over GL %: 54.69%
Line Breaks: 4
Metres Gained: 625
Offloads: 11
Tackle Breaks: 2
Tries Scored: 1
Total Passes: 69
Handling Errors: 10
Lost Possessions: 10
Penalties: 14
Kicking Metres: 0
Total Kicks: 0