Brackin Karauria-Henry
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Brackin Karauria-Henry (born 31 July 1988 in Auckland
, New Zealand
is a rugby union
player who plays for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 15 competition. Brackin has played both League and Union. In 2006 Brackin left New Zealand to play his rugby league
in Australia with the Cronulla Sharks
in the National Rugby League
competition. He was just 16 at the time. In 2009 Brackin qualified to play for Australia. He was Australia's leading try scorer during the 2009–10 Sevens World Series circuit. In October 2010, Brackin was selected to the Qantas Wallabies Training Squad for the 2010 Spring Tour.
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
is a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who plays for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 15 competition. Brackin has played both League and Union. In 2006 Brackin left New Zealand to play his rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
in Australia with the Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition. He was just 16 at the time. In 2009 Brackin qualified to play for Australia. He was Australia's leading try scorer during the 2009–10 Sevens World Series circuit. In October 2010, Brackin was selected to the Qantas Wallabies Training Squad for the 2010 Spring Tour.