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{{short description|NZ international rugby union & league footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Craig Innes
|fullname = Craig Ross Innes
|image =
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|09|10}}
|birth_place = [[New Plymouth]], New Zealand
|death_date =
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|height = {{Convert|6|ft|1|in|cm|abbr=on}}<ref name="espn">{{cite web|title=Craig Innes|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/newzealand/rugby/player/10667.html|website=en.espn.co.uk|access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>
|weight = {{Convert|93|kg|stlb|order=flip|abbr=on}}<ref name="espn"/>
|retired = yes
|first = RU
|position = {{Rlp|CE}}
|club1 = [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|year1start = 1992
|year1end = 96
|appearances1 = 135
|tries1 = 52
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 208
|club2 = [[WA Reds|Western Reds]]
|year2start = 1995
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|tries2 = 4
|goals2 = 0
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|points2 = 16
|club3 = [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly Sea Eagles]]
|year3start = 1996
|year3end = 97
|appearances3 = 50
|tries3 = 25
|goals3 = 11
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 122
|teamA = [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]]
|yearAstart = 1993
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|triesA = 1
|goalsA = 0
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|pointsA = 4
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|ru_position = Centre
|ru_club1 = Marist Brothers
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|ru_club3 = [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Auckland Blues]]
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|ru_teamA = [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]]
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|ru_yearAend = 91
|ru_appearancesA = 17
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|ru_pointsA = 24
|updated =
|source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Craig_Innes.html Craig Innes at rugbyleagueproject.org]</ref>
}}

'''Craig Ross Innes''' (born 10 September 1969), also known by the [[nickname]] of ''"Postie"'', is a New Zealand former [[rugby union]] and [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Postie misses mail – and he delivers |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/postie-misses-mail-and-he-delivers/RNJVTW24WWUBUTHSWVNAHVBGXM/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref> After a successful rugby union career which saw him represent his country he switched to rugby league, playing in both England and Australia, winning the [[1996 ARL Premiership]], before playing out the last years of his career in rugby union in New Zealand.

==Background==

Craig Innes was born in [[New Plymouth]] on the West Coast of New Zealand's North Island on 10 September 1969.<ref name="2Rugby">{{cite web
| url = http://2rugby.com/player/428/
| title = Craig Innes profile
| access-date = 25 September 2008
| publisher = 2rugby.com
}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

==Rugby union==

Innes played [[rugby union]] in New Zealand and made his international début at age 20 on the wing in a Test against [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] during the All Blacks' 1989 tour of Wales and Ireland. He scored two tries on début. Innes went on to play in 17 tests for the [[All Blacks]], including the [[1991 Rugby World Cup]].

==Rugby league==

Innes turned professional in 1992, leaving New Zealand to join English [[rugby league]] club [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]. He helped Leeds reach the [[1994 Challenge Cup|1994]] and [[1995 Challenge Cup]] finals, playing against former All Black teammate [[Va'aiga Tuigamala]] in both matches. Innes' move to Australia to play for new [[Australian Rugby League|ARL]] outfit, the [[WA Reds|Western Reds]] in the [[ARL season 1995|1995 season]] brought threats of legal action from Leeds.<ref name="yesterdayshero">{{cite web
| url = http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Craig-Innes_4222.aspx
| title = Craig Innes profile
| access-date = 25 September 2008
| publisher = Yesterday's Hero
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080724034450/http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Craig-Innes_4222.aspx
| archive-date = 24 July 2008
}}</ref> He returned to England to make the last of his 135 appearances for Leeds before leaving the club in 1996, shortly before the start of the [[Super League I|inaugural Super League]] season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Craig Innes|url=http://www.therhinos.co.uk/rugby/matchcentre/leeds_rhinos_1st_xiii_profiles.php?player=13853&includeref=dynamic|publisher=Leeds Rhinos|access-date=18 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140218164313/http://www.therhinos.co.uk/rugby/matchcentre/leeds_rhinos_1st_xiii_profiles.php?player=13853&includeref=dynamic|archive-date=18 February 2014}}</ref>

Australian club [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] secured his services for the [[1996 ARL Premiership season]], and he played alongside fellow former All Black, [[Matthew Ridge]] in the Sea Eagles' [[Grand final]] victory that year, scoring the first try of the match.<ref name="NZ_Herald_197615">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=197615|title=Final line-break for Innes|author=Jessup, Peter|date=30 June 2001|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref> At the height of the [[Super League war]] in 1997 Innes was unable to play representative rugby league for [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] due to the [[New Zealand Rugby League]]'s alignment with [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]], and his club Manly's alignment with the [[Australian Rugby League]]. He did however appear in one match for a 'Rest of the World' team assembled to play against the ARL's [[Australia national rugby league team|Australian side]]. With the ARL isolated from the other international bodies during the [[Super League war]], they instigated a game against a Rest of the World side to give its players a chance to represent internationally. The world side included high-profile British Test players [[Gary Connolly]] and [[Jason Robinson (rugby)|Jason Robinson]] who had signed contracts promising to eventually join an ARL club. This was the only time the ARL granted Test status to a Rest of the World encounter. Innes thus became a [[List of dual-code rugby internationals|dual-code rugby international]] in that match. Innes' club, the Sea Eagles were minor premiers in the [[1997 ARL season]], and reached the grand final, in which he scored a try, but it was not enough to defeat Newcastle.

At the end of the 1997 season, Innes returned to New Zealand to play out the rest of his football career in the [[Super 12]] rugby union competition for the [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Auckland Blues]].<ref name="leedsrugby">{{cite web
| url = http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=115
| title = Craig Innes profile
| access-date = 25 September 2008
| publisher = Leeds Rhinos
| url-status = dead
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081118090958/http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=115
| archive-date = 18 November 2008
}}</ref> Since retirement from playing, he has been involved in professional player management.

==Personal life==
Craig has two children and was married to former model, television host and judge on [[New Zealand's Next Top Model]], [[Sara Tetro]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080803044601/http://www.nrlstats.com/archive/players.cfm?PlayerID=167 Craig Innes at nrlstats.com]
*[http://sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=3923 Craig Innes at sporting-heroes.net]{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081118090958/http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=115 Profile at leedsrugby]

{{Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles squad 1996 ARL premiership}}
{{All Blacks Squad 1991 World Cup}}

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[[Category:Auckland rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Bedford Blues players]]
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[[Category:Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players]]
[[Category:New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in England]]
[[Category:New Zealand international rugby union players]]
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[[Category:Ponsonby RFC players]]
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[[Category:Wainuiomata Lions players]]
[[Category:Western Reds players]]
[[Category:1991 Rugby World Cup players]]
[[Category:Rugby union centres]]
[[Category:Blues (Super Rugby) players]]

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