George Bridge

George Crispin Bridge (born 1 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for Montpellier in France's domestic Top 14.

He also spent time with the Crusaders academy and made a big impression in a Super Rugby warm-up match with the Reds in 2016 in which he scored two tries.

With All Black midfielder Ryan Crotty out injured, Bridge was moved into the starting XV for the Crusaders, to play against the touring 2017 British & Irish Lions team, on 10 June 2017.

Alongside his fellow Crusader teammate Richie Mo'unga at 10, Bridge scored two tries, making him one of the highest scoring Kiwis in single match against the All Blacks[7] Bridge became a regular starter for the Crusaders during the 2018 Super Rugby season, with team-mate and established All Black winger Israel Dagg continuing to struggle with injury.

Bridge replaced the injured Nehe Milner-Skudder off the bench at half-time and he scored two tries in the second half, including one off his first touch of the ball in international rugby.

Bridge made his debut alongside Crusaders team-mates Brett Cameron and Mitchell Drummond, with the All Blacks beating Japan 69-31.

On 28 August, All Blacks coach, Steve Hansen named Bridge as one of 31 players in New Zealand's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Bridge scored 6 tries[11][12] for the Crusaders in 2020, including three in the revamped Super Rugby Aotearoa's inaugural season, following New Zealand's national lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.