Kyle
Preston

Kyle Preston, a born and bred Wellingtonian, played first XV at Tawa College for three years, and was selected for the U18 Hurricanes training camp in 2017.

After school Kyle played for Old Boys University where he scored 21 tries in 20 games. In 2023 he debuted for the Wellington provincial team, proving himself to be a pivotal member of the squad and played every game in the 2024 fixture including winning the NPC final against Bay of Plenty. By the end of the season, Kyle was Wellington’s top try scorer for 2024.

Kyles 2025 debut for the Crusaders began earlier than he may of expected, when he came off the bench for injury replacement in the eighth minute of round one. Ten minutes later Kyle scored his first Super Rugby try and by the final whistle he had a hattrick.

During preseason training in Christchurch, Kyle impressed with his 4:16 bronco time only to shed three seconds off after the Christmas break and remains the squads fastest time for the shuttle test.