During his high school years, he also represented Canterbury at under-15, under-16 and under-18 level before heading north to Hawke's Bay after graduation to start playing club rugby for Hastings.
Helped out by an injury to established lock Michael Allardice, Cridge stepped up to partner Hurricanes team-mate Mark Abbott in the Magpies second row.
[10] Cridge spent time with the Wellington-based Hurricanes as part of their apprenticeship program in 2014 and made such a good impression that after only 1 domestic appearance for Hawke's Bay, new franchise head-coach Chris Boyd handed him a 3-year contract ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season.
It would prove to be his only appearance of the campaign, but his team were in great form during the year and with Michael Fatialofa and Vaea Fifita nailing down the two second row jerseys, it was hard for the youngster to break into a side that went on to be crowned Super Rugby champions following a 20–3 victory over the Lions in the final.
[14] He made his Top 14 debut for the French club on 1 October 2022 against Brive[15] and played his first EPCR Challenge Cup game for the side on 11 December 2022 against Scarlets.