Blade Thomson
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| Full name | Blade Neville Thomson | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, Auckland Region, 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 / No. 8 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010– | Taranaki | 25 | (15) |
| correct as of 24 October 2013. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013– | Hurricanes | 1 | (0) |
| correct as of 15 July 2013. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010 | New Zealand U20 | 5 | (15) |
| correct as of 4 November 2012. | |||
Blade Neville 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
- ↑ "Blade Thomson NZ Sports Yahoo profile". Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "Illness opens door for Blade Thomson". Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "Hooker, halfback, prop needed for Hurricanes". Fairfax. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "IRB Player Profile: Blade Thomson". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ "Champions New Zealand name JWC 2010 squad". Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "Super Rugby Profile: Hurricanes – Blade Thomson". Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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