Career
Bird educated at Central Hawkes Bay College debut for the 1st xv in 2007 went on to captain the side in 2008 in a historic victory over Hastings Boys High school alongside other key players the likes of Bredon Edmonds (New Zealand Maori), Mua Sala (Spain) and Andrew Burne (Napier Technical). Bird was selected for the 2013 All Blacks wider training squad of 38 to train for the June test series against France and went on to make his international debut against Japan in November. Born in Hawke"s Bay, Bird moved to Christchurch where he attended Lincoln University on a Rugby Scholarship.