Cruden made his provincial debut for Manawatu Turbos in 2008 and captained New Zealand to the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship title in 2009 in Japan, as well as being named IRB Junior Player of the Year 2009.

Cruden made his Hurricanes debut on 29 January 2010 against The Brumbies in Porirua.

On 20 February 2010, Cruden scored his first Rebel Sport Super 14 points, when he converted a try in the Hurricanes' 47-22 win over Western Force at the Westpac Stadium.

On 24 April 2010, Cruden scored his first try for the Hurricanes in the 33-31 success against the Highlanders in Dunedin.

Career Comments:
Manawatu Air New Zealand Cup team (2008)
Palmerston North Boys High School 1st XV (2006)
Hurricanes 2010
All Blacks 2010
Favourites:
Rugby ground: FMG Stadium – Palmerston North
Rugby player and why:
Food: Steak, chips and eggs
Actor/Actress: Charlize Theron and Jason Statham
Movie: Stepbrothers and Pineapple Express
Book: Lance Armstrong Autobiography
Singer/Band/Music type: Bit of everything
Holiday destination: Gold Coast
Non-rugby sports team: Liverpool
If you could meet one person, who would it be and why: Lance Armstrong
Earliest rugby memories: running around bare foot in the frost
I hate it when….people snore
I can’t live without…..water
If I wasn’t a rugby player I would be…. waiting on tables

FULL NAME

Aaron Wiremu Cruden

BORN

Sunday, 8 January 1989 in Palmerston North

AGE

21

PHYSICAL

1.78m, 79kg

POSITION

First five-eighth

LAST SCHOOL

Palmerston North Boys' High

RUGBY CLUB
(First made All Blacks from)

College Old Boys

PROVINCE

Manawatu

SUPER 14 TEAM

Hurricanes

ALL BLACK DEBUT

Saturday, 12 June 2010
v Ireland at New Plymouth
aged 21 years, 155 days

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT

Saturday, 12 June 2010
v Ireland at New Plymouth
aged 21 years, 155 days

LAST TEST

Saturday, 31 July 2010
v Australia at Melbourne
aged 21 years, 204 days

ALL BLACK TESTS

5 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK GAMES

0 (0 as Captain)

TOTAL ALL BLACK MATCHES

5 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK TEST POINTS

5pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK GAME POINTS

0pts

TOTAL ALL BLACK POINTS

5pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK NUMBER

1105

The All Black Games that Cruden has played.
(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced

Click on the date to be taken to the Match Card

2010

 12 Jun vs Ireland at New Plymouth 66-28 (+) 

 19 Jun vs Wales at Dunedin 42-9 (+) 

 26 Jun vs Wales at Hamilton 29-10 (+) 

 17 Jul vs South Africa at Wellington 31-17 (+) 

 31 Jul vs Australia at Melbourne 49-28 (+) 

Points scored for the All Blacks

t

c

p

dg

pts

vs Wales, 26 Jun 2010

1

-

-

-

5

Totals

1

0

0

0

5

Test Record by Nation

P

W

D

L

t

c

p

dg

pts

Australia

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ireland

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

South Africa

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wales

2

2

-

-

1

-

-

-

5

Totals

5

5

0

0

1

0

0

0

5