Player Profile
Ngati Porou East Coast
Birth name
Rico Levi Gear
Date of birth
26 February 1978 (age 43)
Place of birth
Gisborne, New Zealand
Height
179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
School
Gisborne Boys’ High School
Notable relative(s)
Hosea Gear (brother)
Position(s)
Wing, Centre, Fullback
All Black No.
1043
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1997, 2014–2016
1998–1999
1999, 2002–2004
2000
2000
2001, 2005–2007
2001–2004
2005–2007
2005
2006
2007
2007–2010
2021
Poverty Bay
Auckland
Blues
Highlanders
Bay of Plenty
Crusaders
North Harbour
Nelson Bays
Tasman
Canterbury
Worcester
Kintetsu Liners
Ngati Porou East Coast
17
6
35
4
10
40
24
4
3
10
66
47
1
(40)
(10)
(45)
(5)
(30)
(150)
(65))
(15)
(10)
(25)
(90)
(90)
(0)
Correct as of 4 November 2021
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1998–1999
2002–2005
2003
2004–2007
2007
2008
New Zealand Colts
New Zealand Māori
New Zealand Barbarians
New Zealand
Junior All Blacks
Barbarian F.C.
7
10
1
20
2
1
(25)
(20)
(0)
(65)
(15)
(0)
Years
Team
Comps
1998
New Zealand
Men’s rugby sevens
Representing New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur
Team competition
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