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Adam Blair
Personal information
Nickname	Blairy
Born	23 March 1986 (1986-03-23) (age 23)
	Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006–	Melbourne Storm	76	3	0	0	12
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2006–09	New Zealand	11	2	0	0	8
2010	NRL All Stars
As of 22 August 2009
Source: Rugby League Project

Adam Blair (born 23 March 1986 in Whangarei, Northland) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League. He came on from the interchange bench in the 2006 Grand Final against the Brisbane Broncos. Blair is a member of the World Cup winning New Zealand team beating Australia in the 2008 World Cup Final at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

[edit] Early years

He is of Māori heritage.^[1] Blair was a Junior Kiwi in 2002 and 2003.^[2]

[edit] Playing career

He was recruited by the Storm from Whangarei as a 16-year-old while attending Whangarei Boys High School.^[3]

He has also played for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup. Blair scored his first-ever NRL try against the Cronulla Sharks in the Storm's grand final-qualifying final win of 2008.

For his first game of 2009, he was judged KFC's 'man of the match'.

He played in the 2009 premiership against Parramatta, scoring the second try, set up by Cooper Cronk. He also set up a try for Billy Slater.^[4]

[edit] International career

After debuting in the 2006 NRL season, he was picked for the New Zealand squad for the 2006 Tri-Nations Series.

On 14 October 2006 Blair made his test debut against Australia at Mt Smart Stadium in the 2006 Tri-Nations.^[5]

In August 2008, Blair was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[6][7] He was named man-of-the-match in New Zealand's win against Papua New Guinea in the pool stage. Blair scored the last try in the Kiwis' World Cup final victory over the Kangaroos.

Blair was also named in the Kiwis team to play in the Four Nations against England, Australia and France and was the Kiwis vice-captain. As vice captain he was an automatic selection for the 2010 National Rugby League All-Stars side.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Melbourne Storm profile