Blade Thomson

Blade Thomson
Date of birth (1990-12-04) 4 December 1990
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
School Gisborne Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock, Flanker, Number 8
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010– Taranaki 47 (60)
correct as of 23 October 2016.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013– Hurricanes 37 (35)
correct as of 6 August 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010
2014–
New Zealand under-20
Māori All Blacks
5
4
(15)
(0)
correct as of 18 July 2015.

Blade Thomson (born 4 December 1990) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a lock or loose forward for Taranaki in the ITM Cup[1][2] and for the Super Rugby franchise the Hurricanes.[3] Thomson has international experience as well with the New Zealand national under-20 side.[4]

Having been a member of the Hurricanes Wider Training Group in 2012 he will join the senior squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.

Thomson was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 team that won the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina,[5] where the 197 cm forward played alongside the likes of Crusaders Tyler Bleyendaal and Tom Marshall and All Black winger Julian Savea.[6]

References

  1. "Blade Thomson NZ Sports Yahoo profile". Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  2. "Illness opens door for Blade Thomson". Taranaki Daily News. Fairfax. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  3. "Hooker, halfback, prop needed for Hurricanes". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. "Player Profile: Blade Thomson". IRB. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  5. "Champions New Zealand name JWC 2010 squad". Rugby World Cup (Press release). IRB. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  6. "Super Rugby Profile: Hurricanes – Blade Thomson". Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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