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Christian Cullen (Christian Mathias Cullen) was born on 12 February, 1976 in Paraparaumu, New Zealand, is an A New Zealand male rugby sevens player. Discover Christian Cullen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?
| Popular As |
Christian Mathias Cullen |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
48 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
12 February 1976 |
| Birthday |
12 February |
| Birthplace |
Paraparaumu, New Zealand |
| Nationality |
New Zealand
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Christian Cullen Height, Weight & Measurements
At 48 years old, Christian Cullen height is 1.80 m and Weight 85 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.80 m |
| Weight |
85 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Christian Cullen's Wife?
His wife is Mandy Fawcett (m. 2010)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Mandy Fawcett (m. 2010) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Christian Cullen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Christian Cullen worth at the age of 48 years old? Christian Cullen’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from New Zealand. We have estimated Christian Cullen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
player |
Christian Cullen Social Network
Timeline
With 46 tries scored in 58 tests, Cullen is the 9th-highest try-scorer in international rugby.
Cullen was born in Paraparaumu and grew up in Paekākāriki, a small town north of Wellington.
He is the youngest of three children.
He has an elder twin brother named Shane and a sister named Anita.
Cullen is of Irish descent; he also has Samoan and German ancestry.
He was briefly and controversially selected for the Māori rugby team, despite having, according to his father, about 1/64th Māori ancestry.
Christian Mathias Cullen (born 12 February 1976) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player.
He played most of his rugby at fullback for New Zealand (the All Blacks), for the Hurricanes in the Super 12, and for Manawatu, Wellington and later Munster at provincial level.
He was nicknamed the Paekakariki Express and was considered to be one of the most potent running fullbacks rugby has ever seen.
His rugby talent emerged in his high school years and he was selected in the New Zealand secondary schools team in 1993 and 1994.
Cullen's provincial career started in 1994 season for Horowhenua-Kapiti.
He played senior rugby for Manawatu in 1995 and scored 70 points through 12 tries, two conversions and two penalty goals.
He was selected to the New Zealand sevens squad for tournaments in Fiji and Hong Kong.
In 1996 he played in the first-ever Super 12 game, contested by the Hurricanes and the Blues.
That year he scored seven tries in nine matches.
At the 1996 World Sevens competition in Hong Kong he scored 18 tries, including seven in one match.
Later that year he was selected as an All Black.
He scored seven tries in his first two Test matches: a hat-trick on debut against Samoa and four tries against Scotland.
He sustained a knee cartilage injury on the All Blacks' tour to South Africa.
In 1997 Cullen returned from injury and scored 11 tries in 10 games for the Hurricanes, and 12 tries in 12 Test matches for the All Blacks.
The All Blacks had a poor year in 1998 with five consecutive losses, but Cullen scored four tries in seven matches.
He represented New Zealand in rugby sevens at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games, playing seven games, scoring nine tries and kicking 23 conversions.
New Zealand won the tournament and the gold medal.
In 1999 Cullen was a member of New Zealand's unsuccessful Rugby World Cup squad.
He played six matches in the Cup tournament, starting five at centre which was not his preferred position.
In 2000 he scored 10 tries in 11 games for the Hurricanes and seven tries in four Tri Nations Tests, including three consecutive pairs.
In 2001 Cullen sustained a severe knee injury that required surgery and an intensive recovery programme.
He made himself unavailable for the All Blacks' 2001 end-of-year tour, but was announced 'dropped' by coach John Mitchell at a NZRU press conference.
Cullen and Mitchell's personal differences went unresolved over time.
Cullen was selected to and dropped from the All Blacks squad throughout 2002.
He scored four tries in the five Test matches that year.
In the 2003 Super season Cullen scored eight tries in 12 games for the Hurricanes, taking his Super Rugby career tally to 56, a record at the time.
He was left out of New Zealand's 2003 World Cup squad.
He played out the NPC season for Wellington and received a standing ovation after the Championship final, despite Wellington's losing to Auckland.
At the end of 2003 Cullen moved to Ireland, after he was dropped by John Mitchell, where he played for Munster.
His time with Munster was blighted by injuries, particularly to his shoulder, limiting his appearances.
His last match for Munster was a 15–7 Celtic League win over the Newport Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park on 28 April 2007.
Two weeks later, on 12 May, he announced his retirement from rugby and stated his intention of returning to New Zealand to start a business.
Cullen is the All Blacks' second-highest try-scorer in the Tri Nations Series with 16, second only to Richie McCaw.
He was the first player to score a try in every Tri Nations test in one season.
