Petone midfielder Nick Grigg, here playing for Petone against Rimutaka in April? 2013 - he scored a hat-trick in this match.

Profile article published on this website about Nick Grigg in April 2013:

Name: Nick Grigg

Club: Petone

Playing positions: Second five-eighth, centre or wing

Secondary school attended: Newlands College

Premier debut: Versus Avalon, Swindale Shield 2011 [scored a try on debut]

First rugby club/team played for as a junior: Johnsonville U7s

Earliest rugby memory: Scoring my first try in my first rugby game for Johnsonville U7s against Wests at Ian Galloway park in the blistering hail.

Playing position (s) growing up: First five-eighth, second five-eighth, blindside flanker and PROP. Yes Prop for the Wgtn U13’s!!!!

Favourite memory from school/First XV rugby: Playing against 1st division teams in pre-season matches and trying as hard as we could to beat them.

Age-group teams or other representative teams played for: U13 Wellington, Wellington U16B, Wellington U18B, Wellington U20A, Wellington Lions Development team, one game for the Hurricanes Development team.

Favourite memory watching? rugby: Watching Jonah Lomu walk over the English in Test matches for the All Blacks.

Favourite rugby player: Christian Cullen. He was small but still scored lots of tries.

Favourite non-rugby sports team: The Breakers basketball team.

Best ground to play on: First: Westpac Stadium; Second: Porirua Park.

Hobbies outside of rugby: Guitar, graphic design, basketball, martial arts.

Best/worst subjects at school: Best subjects: P.E, Drama, Maths and Graphics.

Worst subjects: Science and English.

Outside of rugby: I Study architecture at Victoria university

Favourite superhero: Batman

Favourite movie or TV show: Game of Thrones

My signature dish is: Chicken fettuccini

A motto I live by is: Winners are losers that never gave up.

Best piece of advice from my parents: Make sure to enjoy life inside and outside my comfort zone.