16 Facts About Byron Kelleher

Byron Terence Kelleher was born on 3 December 1976 in Dunedin, New Zealand and is a former rugby union scrum-half who played for Stade Toulouse in the French Top 14 and has played 57 tests for the All Blacks.

Byron Kelleher was a very aggressive player, who specialized in pick-and-go techniques.

Byron Kelleher was educated at Otago Boys' High School, and originally played for Otago in the NPC and the Highlanders in the Super 14.

Byron Kelleher moved north in 2004 to play for Waikato and the Chiefs.

Byron Kelleher was New Zealand's Super 12 Player of the Year in 1999.

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Byron Kelleher went on to sign with traditional Top 14 powers Toulouse, effective with the end of the Rugby World Cup.

Byron Kelleher was known as an unpredictable and unorthodox halfback, with his speed and strength, sometimes preferring to run with the ball and make line-breaks rather than passing the ball after rucks and mauls.

In December 2004, Byron Kelleher met American porn-star Ashley Spalding, better known as Kaylani Lei.

In 2009, Byron Kelleher was dating Julie Noves, 22-year-old at the time and daughter of Toulouse manager Guy Noves while he was involved in a car crash and assaulted another driver.

In 2018, Byron Kelleher met Auckland based international flight attendant, Yuliana Desta.

Byron Kelleher received a two-month suspended jail term and was fined on this occasion and was released.

Byron Kelleher was arrested again in October 2013 for driving on the wrong side of the road while four times over the legal alcohol limit.

Byron Kelleher was ultimately convicted over the matter in early March 2017 and received a fine, with the prosecutor stating that the "violence was not colossal, but strongly existed".

In September 2015, Byron Kelleher opened a rugby-themed bar in Toulouse named The Haka Corner.

Byron Kelleher told a French newspaper that Maori leaders "picked up the wrong fight" in opposing his haka challenge.

In September 2016, it was reported Byron Kelleher had sold his shares of the Evangelina, his Toulouse-based restaurant, and of The Haka Corner.