HARRY PLUMMER

Position
First five-eighth

Blues debut
2019 vs Crusaders

Blues caps
67

Blues points
159

Born
19/06/98

Height
184cm

Weight
94kg

Province
Auckland

Harry Plummer made his debut for the Blues in the opening round of 2019. He is the former Deputy Head Boy at St Peter’s College and Grammar TEC Premier Club Captain. The first five-eighth appeared for the New Zealand Secondary Schools team in 2016 as well as the New Zealand Under-20s in 2018.

His Provincial debut came in 2017 against Bay of Plenty. He featured three times for the blue and white hoops of Auckland in his first season.

Harry signed for the 2019 Super Rugby campaign off the back of a successful Mitre 10 Cup campaign running the cutter to his first premiership, producing performances that belied his years.

Harry made his debut from the bench against the Crusaders in the opening round of the 2019 Super Rugby season and went on to feature in every single game thereafter. He has several seasons of experience at the helm of Auckland in the Mitre 10 Cup, and has developed his game to now be an option at both first-five and second-five eighths.

His ability to cover multiple backline positions has seen him as a perennial feature in the Blues match day squads, including the 2021 Super Rugby Trans Tasman final. The game in which Plummer slotted two crucial kicks late in the game to seal the Blues first title in 18 years.

After another strong showing in 2022 for the Blues, Plummer is fast becoming an experienced head and regular fixture in the Blues backline. This was especially evident when he was named as Captain when the Blues played the Force at Eden Park in 2023. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Plummer that season, a heart condition saw him sidelined for a couple of weeks in the middle part of the campaign. Harry celebrated his 50th Blues cap in 2023 and heads into the 2024 season with 58 appearances under his belt. His versatility, game awareness and leadership will once again be an asset heading into the 2024 season where he provides a calming influence and direction to an electric backline.