Rocky Khan

Rocky Khan
Date of birth (1989-05-06) 6 May 1989
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
School Mount Albert Grammar School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position scrum-half, wing, fly half
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
2009- Ponsonby RFC
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
New Zealand

Rocky Khan (born 6 May 1989 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays on the wing, flyhalf and fullback in 15's rugby or at halfback in 7's rugby.

Khan studied at Edendale Primary School, Balmoral Intermediate and Mount Albert Grammar School and is currently studying at the Auckland University of Technology in Sports science. He is of Fiji-Indian and Rotuman descent. He became the first Fijian of Indian ancestry and also the first Rotuman to represent New Zealand in sevens when he made his debut in the 2013 Wellington Sevens.[1] He played a lot of rugby during his school days representing the Mount Albert Grammar School (MAGS) under 15s, Mount Albert Grammar 1st 15 and the Auckland rugby age group teams. He has also played for the Auckland Men's 7s, the Grammar Carlton Rugby Club and currently plays for Ponsonby RFC.

He made his impact while representing Ponsonby 7's during the 2011 Uprising International Sevens which was held in Fiji, due to his eligibility, The Fiji Sevens selectors wanted him to join their side but he said he would "consider" an offer to play for Fiji but his focus now was on pursuing his sports and recreation degree. He also helped Auckland win their 10th NZ National Sevens title by beating Taranaki 36-26 in Queenstown that year.[2] He has also previously represented Borneo Eagles

References

  1. ↑ Robson, Toby (30 January 2011). "Rocky Khan a sevens player with a difference". Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Kumar, Manoj (25 January 2011). "Rock solid". Fiji Times. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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