Andrew knewstubb

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A player of the tournament performance at the National Sevens in 2017 saw Andrew Knewstubb catch the attention of selectors.

The young landscaper from Tasman was brought into the All Blacks Sevens camp and went on to play at eight of the ten tournaments that year.

A nippy runner with great acceleration, Knewstubb has developed into a regular selection for the All Blacks Sevens team, and was the Series top point scorer in the 2018/19 season with 309 points.

Knewstubb was part of the All Blacks Sevens team to win Commonwealth Games gold and Sevens World Cup in 2018 as well as silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

He played for Canterbury in the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup and Tasman in the 2021 Bunnings NPC.

Nickname: Stubby

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-95

Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand 

Secondary School: Paraparaumu College

Representative Sports Played: Touch, Tennis, Basketball 

Height: 1.84m

Weight: 88kg

Rugby Sevens 

Positions: halfback and first five

AB7s Debut: World Sevens Series in Sydney 2017

AB7s Caps: 161

Points: 576

Tries: 44

Conversions: 162

Rugby Union  

Positions:  9,10 and 15

NPC Debut: Canterbury v Taranaki 2020

NPC Caps: 12 (8 for Canterbury, 4 for Tasman)

Career High: Olympics

Career Low: Three knee operations in 13 months, losing Olympic final

Accolades: Commonwealth Games gold medal, Sevens World Cup gold medal, Olympic silver medal, Most points as Olympics, x2 World Series titles, 3 x player of the finals, National sevens MVP, Dubai MVP, Most points 2017.

Playing Strength:  Running

Playing Style:  RAZZLE

Goals and Aspirations

Rugby 

• 15's path
• Get National Sevens back up and running

Non-rugby

• Continue carving business 
• Train his dog 
• Diving course
• Pounamu carving course 

Interests 

Carving

Diving 

Hiking with dog

Basketball

Surfing/skating