After an absence from the national team of three years he was recalled in 2001, and was a regular member of the All Blacks throughout the 2002 and 2003 seasons, playing a total of 13 tests and scoring eight tries, including a hat-trick against Italy in 2002, and was a member of the New Zealand team during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. In 2006 he gained his 100th consecutive super rugby cap.
Ralph is second on the all-time list of Super Rugby try scorers, one try behind Doug Howlett, and he still holds the record for consecutive Super Rugby appearances with 104. Ralph won the Canterbury Maori Trophy on 10 December 2005. In 2008 he signed up to play with Japanese club Fukuoka Sanix Blues.[1] In 2010 he signed with the Australian club Sunshine Coast Stingrays. The following year in the final round of the regular 2011 Super Rugby season, Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie recruited Ralph on a short term contract to combat the side's injury crisis in the outside backs. In Round 18 he took the field in the 65th minute as a substitute and equalled George Gregan's then-record of 136 Super Rugby games.[2]
References
^"Ex-All Black joins Japan's Sanix". Daily Yomuiri Online. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2008.[dead link]
^"Chiefs vs. Reds, Round 18, 2011 Match Report". New Zealand Herald – nzherald.co.nz. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
caleb, ralph, caleb, stan, ralph, born, september, 1977, rotorua, zealand, rugby, union, footballer, ralph, began, first, class, career, with, plenty, then, moved, auckland, before, heading, canterbury, started, super, rugby, career, with, chiefs, 1997, blues,. Caleb Stan Ralph born 10 September 1977 in Rotorua is a New Zealand rugby union footballer Ralph began his first class career with Bay of Plenty then moved to Auckland before heading to Canterbury He started his Super Rugby career with the Chiefs in 1997 Blues 1998 99 Crusaders 2000 08 and a cameo role with the Queensland Reds 2011 He made his All Black debut while playing for Auckland in 1998 Caleb RalphBirth nameCaleb Stan RalphDate of birth 1977 09 10 10 September 1977 age 45 Place of birthRotorua New ZealandHeight187 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight93 kg 14 st 9 lb 205 lb SchoolWestern Heights High SchoolOccupation s Professional rugby union footballerRugby union careerPosition s Centre wingAll Black No 970Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1996 971998 992000 062007Bay of PlentyAucklandCanterburyTasman2517666 0 Super RugbyYearsTeamApps Points 19971998 992000 092011ChiefsBluesCrusadersReds36126 1 15 15 260 0 National team s YearsTeamApps Points 1998 2003New ZealandNew Zealand Maori1413 45 National sevens team s YearsTeamComps1996 2000New ZealandMedal record Men s rugby sevensRepresenting New ZealandCommonwealth Games1998 Kuala Lumpur Team competitionAfter an absence from the national team of three years he was recalled in 2001 and was a regular member of the All Blacks throughout the 2002 and 2003 seasons playing a total of 13 tests and scoring eight tries including a hat trick against Italy in 2002 and was a member of the New Zealand team during the 2003 Rugby World Cup In 2006 he gained his 100th consecutive super rugby cap He made the New Zealand sevens side while still at Western Heights High School Rotorua He has since regularly represented New Zealand in Rugby sevens between 1996 and 2000 playing with Eric Rush and was a member of the gold medal winning New Zealand team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Ralph is second on the all time list of Super Rugby try scorers one try behind Doug Howlett and he still holds the record for consecutive Super Rugby appearances with 104 Ralph won the Canterbury Maori Trophy on 10 December 2005 In 2008 he signed up to play with Japanese club Fukuoka Sanix Blues 1 In 2010 he signed with the Australian club Sunshine Coast Stingrays The following year in the final round of the regular 2011 Super Rugby season Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie recruited Ralph on a short term contract to combat the side s injury crisis in the outside backs In Round 18 he took the field in the 65th minute as a substitute and equalled George Gregan s then record of 136 Super Rugby games 2 References Edit Ex All Black joins Japan s Sanix Daily Yomuiri Online 8 May 2008 Retrieved 8 June 2008 dead link Chiefs vs Reds Round 18 2011 Match Report New Zealand Herald nzherald co nz 18 June 2011 Retrieved 19 September 2015 External links EditCrusaders profile Caleb Ralph at AllBlacks com Caleb Ralph CR Rugby Archived from the original on 11 November 2013 Retrieved 25 February 2014 AwardsPreceded byDaryl Gibson Tom French MemorialMaori rugby union player of the year2001 Succeeded byCarlos Spencer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caleb Ralph amp oldid 1106324665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
