Carlos Spencer

Carlos Spencer
Spencer in 2008
Full nameCarlos James Spencer
Date of birth (1975-10-14) 14 October 1975 (age 49)
Place of birthLevin, New Zealand[1]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
SchoolWaiopehu College
Occupation(s)Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–1993 Horowhenua-Kapiti 18 (192)
1994–2004 Auckland 89 (491)
1996–2005 Blues 99 (620)
2005–2009 Northampton Saints 70 (172)
2009–2010 Gloucester 16 (22)
2010 Lions 12 (17)
2010 Golden Lions 2 (0)
Correct as of 29 June 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–1995 New Zealand U21 6 (44)
1994–2005 New Zealand Māori 10 (54)
1995–2004 New Zealand 44 (383)
1996–1998 New Zealand Barbarians 3 (32)
1997–1999 New Zealand A 5 (65)
2000–2006 Barbarian F.C. 4 (5)
Correct as of 29 June 2020
Coaching career
Years Team
2012 Lions
2013 Sharks
2014 Eastern Province Kings
2016–2018 Munakata Sanix Blues
2019–2020 Hurricanes (assistant)
2022 New Orleans Gold (assistant)
Correct as of 18 January 2022

Carlos James Spencer (born 14 October 1975) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and previously the head coach of the Eastern Province Kings and the Munakata Sanix Blues. He is currently an assistant coach for the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR).

During his playing days, he played at fly-half (first five-eighth) for the Blues and Lions in Super Rugby and for New Zealand internationally.

  1. ^ Hyslop, Liam (1 February 2019). "Carlos Spencer's roundabout rugby journey comes back to where it all began: Levin". Stuff.