Jonathan Ruru (born 2 February 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is scrum-half. He is the younger brother of player Michael Ruru. Ruru has represented the New Zealand Maori All Blacks and The All Black Sevens Teams. He now play in Provence rugby.

A Hawkes Bay product, Ruru was ranked No 4 in his province in 2015, before finding an opportunity in an injury-hit Otago team in 2016 where he became a regular halfback in the Mitre 10 Cup.

Jonathan Ruru

He also earned a trial for the New Zealand Sevens, making the squad for two tournaments in 2016. He continued as a regular in 2017 impressing to earn a contract with the Blues, following his older brother who played for the Western Force. Ruru's form in the Mitre 10 Cup earned him a contract with the Blues and he has also been selected for the New Zealand Maori All Blacks.

Jonathan Ruru

References

New Zealand rugby union players

1993 births

Living people

Māori All Blacks players

Ngāti Rongomaiwahine people

Ngāti Kahungunu people

New Zealand international rugby sevens players

Hawke's Bay rugby union players

Otago rugby union players

Auckland rugby union players

Blues (Super Rugby) players

Rugby union scrum-halves

People from Napier, New Zealand

People educated at Napier Boys' High School

Provence Rugby players

Jonathan Ruru