1. Adam Blair was a member of the New Zealand side that won the 2008 World Cup, and has captained the team and played for the NRL All Stars.
28 Facts About Adam Blair
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Adam Blair has been employed by Sky Sport as a presenter during rugby league shows.
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Adam Blair was born in Whangarei, New Zealand, and is of Maori descent.
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Adam Blair played his junior football for the Northland Carvers and attended Whangarei Boys' High School before recruited by the Melbourne Storm as a 16-year-old where he moved to Brisbane, Queensland and played for their feeder club the Norths Devils with Greg Inglis while attending Wavell State High School.
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Adam Blair was awarded the Rookie of the Year for the club, playing in 16 matches during the season.
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Adam Blair missed most of the 2007 NRL season due to a foot injury which he suffered in the last year's Tri-Nations Final, playing in only 8 matches for the Storm.
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Adam Blair finished the 2008 NRL season with him playing in 27 matches and scoring 1 try.
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Adam Blair played in all 6 matches for the Kiwis in the tournament.
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Adam Blair was named vice-captain of the Kiwis for the Four Nations and played in all 3 of their matches.
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Adam Blair finished the Storm's drama-filled 2010 NRL season with 1 try from 22 matches.
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Adam Blair was chosen in the 23-man New Zealand Four Nations squad.
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On 13 July, it was confirmed that Adam Blair signed a 4-year-deal with the Wests Tigers starting from 2012 worth around $500,000 a season.
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Adam Blair caught up with Stewart and the pair exchanged words - the speculation is Adam Blair suggested the pair to "get it on" and the fists started flying.
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Adam Blair finished his last year with the Storm with 23 matches and 1 try.
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Adam Blair was selected in the Kiwis 23-man squad in the 2011 Four Nations series.
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Adam Blair finished his first year with the Wests Tigers with 23 matches.
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In Round 6 against the St George Illawarra Dragons, Adam Blair played his 150th NRL career match.
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Adam Blair was the Wests Tigers' second best performer for hit-ups and tackles made for the season, and played in all of the Tigers 24 matches.
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Adam Blair was selected in the Kiwis final 24-man squad for the 2014 Four Nations series.
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Adam Blair played in all 4 matches in the tournament.
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On 17 November, Adam Blair was granted a release from his contract from the Wests Tigers and on the next day on 18 November it was announced that he had signed with the Brisbane Broncos on a three-year deal, starting in 2015.
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Adam Blair played in 23 matches and scored 1 try in his first year with the Brisbane Broncos.
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Adam Blair was selected in the 23-man New Zealand squad to tour England, where he was one of four members of Brisbane's grand final team to be included in coach Stephen Kearney's squad.
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Adam Blair was selected in the New Zealand Four Nations 24-man squad.
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Adam Blair was named captain of New Zealand for the World Cup due to Jesse Bromwich being stripped of the captaincy after he and Kevin Proctor were caught in possession of cocaine after the test.
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Adam Blair was named as captain of the New Zealand Kiwis squad for the World Cup.
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Two days later, Adam Blair openly criticised Jason Taumalolo's shock defection to play for Tonga, Adam Blair commenting that Taumalolo is not "man enough" and that he betrayed the "black jersey".
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Adam Blair played in all of the 4 matches at lock in the Kiwis disappointing campaign after losses to second-tier teams Tonga and Fiji.