Rene Mark Nelson Ranger (born 30 September 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for in the Bunnings NPC. Ranger plays the positions of wing and centre. He made his debut for New Zealand on 26 June 2010 after a superb season with the Blues. He is known for his aggressive style of play and strong running. Career Provincial Ranger made his debut for the Northland Taniwha on 22 July 2006 against North Harbour. He went on to play a further nine games for the team that season and continued to play for the union. Ranger grew up playing for Wellsford, and is currently the club's first and only All Black. Super Rugby In 2007 Ranger was selected as a member of the Blues Wider Training Group. Following his form for the Taniwha he was signed by the Blues for 2009. Ranger made his Super 14 debut in the Blues 13 February victory over the Western Force in Perth. Ranger was suspended for one match following a late and high tackle in the Blues 2009 loss to the Bulls in Pretoria. Ranger returned to the side in 2016 and was named on the bench for the season opener against the Highlanders. Sevens In 2006 Ranger was selected by Gordon Tietjens to represent the New Zealand Sevens team at the Dubai and South Africa tournaments in December. In 2007 he was again selected to play for the New Zealand sevens team in Dubai and South Africa. Having failed to win selection in a Super 14 squad for 2008, Ranger continued to represent New Zealand in sevens, playing in the first four tournaments of the year before joining back up with Northland for the Air New Zealand Cup. International Ranger was selected for the Junior All Blacks on the back of his form for the Blues in the 2009 season. In June 2010, Ranger was called into the All Blacks training squad alongside Ben Smith as injury cover. He then made his test debut off the bench in the second test against South Africa, with his performance standing out enough to be named in the All Blacks squad for the Tri Nations. Ranger scored a try during his second test for the All Blacks against The Springboks, on 17 July 2010 as the All Blacks won 31–17 at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. After a strong start to the