Ruben Love


Ruben Tamati Love is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a first five-eighth and fullback for the All Blacks, Hurricanes in Super Rugby, and Wellington [Rugby Football Union|Wellington] in the Bunnings NPC. He is the son of former Māori All Black Matene Love.

Club career

Love made his debut for Wellington on 25 September 2020 in a game against Bay of [Plenty (Mitre 10 Cup)|Bay of Plenty], scoring a try in the 32–10 victory.

International career

Love made his debut for the New Zealand [national rugby union team|All Blacks] on 26 October 2024, coming off the bench, in a 64–19 win over Japan. In this game he scored 2 tries. He previously represented the All Blacks XV, the Māori All Blacks and the New Zealand U20 team.