Tom Sanders (rugby union)

Tom Sanders
Personal information
Born (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994
Little River, New Zealand
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended Lincoln High School
University Lincoln University
Club information
Playing position Flanker
Current club Canterbury / Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2014− Canterbury 25 (25)
2016− Chiefs 13 (15)
Representative team(s)
2013−14 New Zealand U20 4 (5)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 30 October 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 30 October 2016.

Tom Sanders (born 5 February 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Canterbury in the ITM Cup.[1][2][3]

Career

Sanders started out his senior career with Canterbury during the 2014 ITM Cup making his debut against Auckland in Week 1 of the competition. He had to settle for a place on the replacements bench most weeks but did come on to good effect and scored 3 tries in 8 appearances during the season.[2] His displays didn't go unnoticed and he was named as a member of the Crusaders wider training group for the 2015 Super Rugby season.[4]

International Career

Sanders represented New Zealand Under 20 at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in his home country.[5][6]

References

  1. "Tom Sanders Canterbury Player Profile". Canterbury Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Tom Sanders Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. "Tom Sanders ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. "Crusaders 2015 Squad Naming" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. "Tom Sanders New Zealand Under 20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. "NZU20 squad named for IRB JWC2014". All Blacks.com. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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