Jordan Kahu

Education

Kahu attended Wellington College and played his junior rugby union for the Petone Rugby Club before moving to Australia to attend Keebra Park.

Career

A New Zealand national and World All Stars representative, he plays at fullback, centre and wing. Born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Kahu is of Māori descent. Kahu played for the Broncos New York City team in 2010 and 2011, scoring 11 tries and kicking 2 goals in 23 games.

Kahu’s 2011 and 2012 seasons were shattered by two season ending knee injuries.

2013

In Round 4 of the 2013 NRL season, Kahu made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos against the Melbourne Storm at centre in the 32-26 loss at Suncorp Stadium. In Round 9 match against the Parramatta Eels, Kahu scored his first and second NRL tries in the Broncos 19-18 loss at Parramatta Stadium.

Soon after, Kahu extended his contract with the Broncos for 2 years, keeping him at the club till the end of the 2015 season. He scored 4 tries from 10 appearances in his debut year.

2014

Kahu injured his knee again for a third time in four years in a trial match against the North Queensland Cowboys.

He finished off the season playing in 3 matches and scoring three tries. 2015

Due to the injury of incumbent fullback Darius Boyd during the off-season, Kahu was selected to fill in at fullback showing promising performances in the early rounds. During a "breakout season", Kahu was rewarded with a 2-year contract extension with Broncos, to the end of the 2017 season.

On 4 October, Kahu played on the wing in the Broncos" 17-16 golden point extra time loss to the North Queensland Cowboys in the 2015 NRL Grand Final.

He finished off the 2015 season having played in 22 matches, scoring 9 tries and kicking 22 goals. On 9 October, he was selected in the 23-man New Zealand squad to tour England.

On 2 November, he made his New Zealand international debut against England, playing at centre in the Kiwis" 26-12 loss at KC Stadium. On 14 November, in the third and final test match against England, he scored his first international try for New Zealand in the Kiwis" 20-14 loss at DW Stadium.

Achievements

• While at Keebra Park, Kahu captained the school"s rugby league side to win the 2009 Arrive Alive Cup. In Round 19 against the New Zealand Warriors, Kahu played his first match for the Broncos of the 2014 season playing on the wing for the suspended Daniel Vidot and scoring a try in the 28-22 win. 2016 On 13 February, Kahu played for the World All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars, playing at fullback in his team"s 12-8 win at Suncorp Stadium. In the Round 1 season opening match against the Parramatta Eels, he scored the first try of the 2016 season in the Broncos" 17-4 win at Parramatta Stadium.

Membership

Kahu was one of four members of Brisbane"s Grand Final team to be included in coach Stephen Kearney"s squad for the Three-Test tour and one of six rookies to have received an international call-up by the Kiwis.