Anton Russell Lienert-Brown was born on 15 April 1995 and is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a second five-eighth or Centre for the Chiefs in Super Rugby, and Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup.
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17 Facts About Anton Lienert-Brown
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Anton Lienert-Brown made his debut for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 2016.
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Anton Lienert-Brown was called into the All Blacks' Rugby Championship squad for the injured Sonny Bill Williams, making his debut in the starting line up against Australia in Wellington on 27 August 2016, following concussion to Ryan Crotty.
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Anton Lienert-Brown had a great game and set up winger Israel Dagg for a try off the first touch in his international career.
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Anton Lienert-Brown lasted nearly the whole 80 minutes before being replaced by Chiefs team-mate Seta Tamanivalu in the 76th minute.
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Anton Lienert-Brown replaced Crotty off the bench in home victories over Argentina and South Africa, before overtaking Malakai Fekitoa as Crotty's midfield partner in the absence of Williams.
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Anton Lienert-Brown was not subbed off in any of his three appearances on the 2016 end-of-season tour.
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Anton Lienert-Brown started in the second and third test against the Lions, setting up midfielder-turned fullback Jordie Barrett for his first test try.
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Anton Lienert-Brown played the full 80 minutes in both the second and third test.
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Anton Lienert-Brown spent the 2017 All Blacks season as an on-off regular starter, replacing another player off the bench eight times and starting for the All Blacks six times in 2017.
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Anton Lienert-Brown, who made more offloads than any other player throughout the season, was selected for the 2019 Rugby Championship.
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Anton Lienert-Brown was paired in midfield with Rieko Ioane, who went on to start in the first All Blacks test of 2020, at the expense of Anton Lienert-Brown.
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Anton Lienert-Brown required surgery which ruled him out for six months and the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific season and for most of the International season with the All Blacks.
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Anton Lienert-Brown's older brother, Daniel, is a professional rugby player, currently playing for the Highlanders in Super Rugby.
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In 2019, Anton Lienert-Brown opened up about struggles with mental health, citing them as difficulties in his past.
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In 2021, Anton Lienert-Brown started an RTD beverage brand named "Grins", with his former Chiefs teammates, Damian McKenzie and Stephen Donald.
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