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Corey Flynn
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| Corey Flynn | |||
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| Full name | Corey Robert Flynn | ||
| Date of birth | January 05, 1981 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.84 m | ||
| Weight | 106 kg | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| Canterbury | - | (-) | |
| correct as of . | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Crusaders | - | (-) | |
| correct as of . | |||
| National team(s) | |||
2003-2004 |
NZ Māori Under 21s Junior All Blacks New Zealand |
- - - 3 |
(-) (-) (5) |
| correct as of 26 January 2007. | |||
| Other Information | |||
| Occupation | Professional rugby union player | ||
| School attended | Southland Boys' High School | ||
Corey Flynn (born 5 January 1981 in Invercargill) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.
He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003. He made his debut for the All Blacks against Canada in the 2003 Rugby World Cup and has currently played 3 tests. He has also played for New Zealand Maori.
Flynn comes from a family with a long history in rugby with his father and two uncles playing for Southland Rugby. One of his uncles, Robbie Flynn, played rugby for the United States. His nephew, Aaron Flynn, also played for the Crusaders from 1998-2002. Flynn plays Super 14 rugby for the 2006 champions, the Crusaders.
On May 31, 2006, Flynn was named captain of the Junior All Blacks after Reuben Thorne declined the role[1].
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| Forwards: | Braid • Collins • Flynn • Hammett • Hewett • Hoeft • Holah • Jack • McCaw • Mealamu • Meeuws • Somerville • So'oialo • Thorn • Thorne (c) • Williams |  |
| Backs: | Blair • Carter • Devine • Howlett • Kelleher • MacDonald • Marshall • Mauger • Muliaina • Nonu • Ralph • Rokocoko • Spencer • Umaga | |
| Coach: | Mitchell | |
| Crusaders - 2002 Unbeaten Season - Super 12 Champions | ||
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1 Dave Hewett | 2 Mark Hammett | 3 Greg Somerville | 4 Chris Jack | 5 Norm Maxwell | 6 Reuben Thorne | 7 Richie McCaw | 8 Scott Robertson | 9 Justin Marshall | 10 Andrew Mehrtens | 11 Caleb Ralph | 12 Aaron Mauger | 13 Nathan Mauger | 14 Marika Vunibaka | 15 Leon MacDonald | 16 Greg Feek | 17 Corey Flynn | 18 Bradley Mika | 19 Sam Broomhall | 20 Ben Hurst | 21 Joe Maddock | 22 Ben Blair | Nick White | Johnny Leo’o | Mark Robinson | Coach Robbie Deans |
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