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Macca Springer

New Zealand rugby union player

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McKay Springer (born 29 March 2003), known as "Macca", is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the National Provincial Championship (NPC) and the Crusaders in Super Rugby. His position is fullback or wing.

01Career

In 2021 Springer was named as part of the Crusaders under 20 side for the Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 competition. He was named in the Tasman Mako squad as a development player for the 2021 Bunnings NPC. Springer made his debut for the Mako in Round 4 of the competition, coming off the bench against Waikato at Trafalgar Park. The side went on to make the final before losing 23-20 to Waikato. Springer made his debut for the Crusaders in Round 1 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Chiefs.

Springer set the Super Rugby record for most tries in one game (tied with Sean Wainui) with 5 tries vs the Force during round 5 of the 2025 Super Rugby season.

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