Byron Kelleher

Who is Byron Kelleher?

Byron Terrance Kelleher is a rugby union scrum-half who currently plays for Stade Français in the French Top 14, and has played 57 tests for the All Blacks. He went to Otago Boys' High School, and originally played for Otago in the NPC and the Highlanders in the Super 14, moving north in 2004 to play for Waikato and the Chiefs. He is 1.75m tall and weighs 95 kg. He was New Zealand's Super 12 Player of the Year in 1999. After meeting in 2005 Kelleher began a high profile relationship with pornography star Kaylani Lei, which ended in June 2006.

Kelleher had signed a contract to play for Agen in the Top 14 after the 2007 Rugby World Cup;Cain, Nick. "Player exodus threatens world order". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2007-04-30. however, the club's relegation to the second-level Rugby Pro D2 after the 2006–07 Top 14 season caused the contract to be cancelled. Kelleher went on to sign with traditional Top 14 powers Toulouse, effective with the end of the Rugby World Cup. He won the "Bouclier de Brennus" in the 2007–08 Top 14 season with Stade Toulousain, and was elected by the Top 14 players as the season's best player.