Incumbent hooker Andrew Hore loves scoring tries. His 17 tries for the Hurricanes are easily the most scored by a Hurricanes forward. He hit the headlines in 2006 with a hat trick in the Hurricanes' win over the Chiefs, the first ever by a hooker in a Super Rugby season.
Hore had an outstanding season for the Hurricanes in 2008, leading from the front and scoring five tries along the way and cementing his place in the All Blacks for the year.
In 2007 Hore reached the milestone of 50 appearances for the Hurricanes in round nine against the Bulls, having joined the Hurricanes in 2002 from the Crusaders whom he appeared for six times for in 2001. He missed the 2003 Super 12 through injury (???) but has been a mainstay ever since.
A central Otago farmer of rugged disposition, Hore joined Taranaki in 2001, transferring north from Otago where he had struggled for a break behind Anton Oliver and Tom Willis. He played in every single game in his first season for Taranaki, ending the season as Taranaki's highest forwards try scorer with five tries.
Following his first Hurricanes season and another strong showing for Taranaki, 2002 got even better for Hore when he made the All Blacks end of season tour to Europe, playing in the test matches against England at Twickenham and France in Paris. Missing out in 2003, he returned to play another 16 tests between 2004-2006. Other representative teams that Hore made includedHore's brother Charlie played for the Highlanders and Otago in 2007 as a first five-eighth, and has also played for Canterbury and Borders in Scotland. The Hores' mother represented New Zealand in hockey.
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