Jonathan Ruru, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jonathan Ruru

New Zealand rugby union player (1993-)

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1993

Place of Birth: Napier, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jonathan Ruru (born 2 February 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super Rugby competition.
His position of choice is scrum-half.
He is the little brother of Rebels player Michael Ruru. Ruru has represented the New Zealand Maori All Blacks and The All Black Sevens Teams. A Hawkes Bay product, Ruru was ranked No 4 in his province in 2015, before finding an opportunity in an injury-hit Otago team in 2016 where he became a regular halfback in the Mitre 10 Cup. He also earnedn a trial for the New Zealand Sevens, making the squad for two tournaments in 2016.
He continued as a regular in 2017 impressing to earn a contract with the Blues, following his older brother who played for the Western Force.
Ruru's form in the Mitre 10 Cup earned him a contract with the Blues and he has also been selected for the 2017 New Zealand Maori tour. A distant descendant of Kahunaraki.
There are various simularaties between Ruru and his ancestor.
Jonathan is also known as 'Kahu'.