Finlay Christie


Finlay Christie is a Scottish-born rugby union player who currently plays as a halfback for the in Super Rugby and in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup.

Youth Career

Christie was born in Scotland, but emigrated to New Zealand aged 7 and settled down in the city of Pukekohe where he shone both at gymnastics and rugby during his schooldays. Christie attended secondary school at Saint Kentigern College where he played for the college's 1XV rugby team. He eventually chose to pursue a rugby career and represented at under-19 level before heading south to Christchurch for university. This decision started to pay off in 2016 when he was awarded the Hawkins Medal as Canterbury's top club rugby player for his performances for the University of Canterbury.

Mitre 10 Cup

Christie's performances at club level saw him sign with Mitre 10 Cup side Tasman for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season. Christie made his debut in Round 1 against Waikato at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim scoring a try. Since then he has played 43 matches for the Tasman Mako and has scored 7 tries. He was part of the Tasman side that won the Mitre 10 Cup for the first time in 2019.

Super Rugby

His impressive first season at provincial level meant that it came as no surprise when he signed with Super Rugby side the ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season. At the end of the 2017 season Christie signed with the Hurricanes for the 2018 Super Rugby season. In 2018 Christie made 6 appearances for the Hurricanes scoring a try on debut against the Sunwolves in Wellington. He played a further 8 matches for the Hurricanes in the 2019 Super Rugby season before moving to the for the 2020 Super Rugby season. He was out injured before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but then played in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition making his Blues debut against his old team the Hurricanes at Eden Park.