Carl Hayman
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| Full name | Carl Joseph Hayman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Opunake, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) [1] | ||
| School | King's High School, Dunedin | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2000–2007 | Southern | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007–2010 2010– |
Newcastle Falcons Toulon |
64 | (10) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1999–2007 | Otago | 68 | (5) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1999–2007 | Highlanders | 81 | (5) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–2007 2005 2010 |
New Zealand New Zealand Māori Barbarians |
45 2 |
(10) (0) |
Carl Hayman (born 14 November 1979 in Opunake, New Zealand) is an international rugby union footballer who has played at tighthead prop for Otago at provincial level, the Highlanders in the Super 14 and the All Blacks at international level. Hayman currently plays for Toulon in the Top 14 Rugby Competition.
Professional career and the All Blacks
He became the 1000th All Black when he made his debut against Samoa in 2001. Since then he has established himself as one of the elite props in world rugby. In 2005, Hayman played for the New Zealand Māori, against Fiji in Suva and against the British & Irish Lions at Hamilton. In 2006 he was shortlisted as one of 5 candidates for New Zealand Player of the Year. On 19 April 2007 it was announced that Hayman had signed a 3-year contract with Guinness Premiership side Newcastle Falcons, turning down an offer from league champions Sale Sharks to do so.
A club source said of the signing "every top club in Europe has been chasing him, but he’s chosen to come to Newcastle and we’re delighted he has made that decision".[2] Hayman is regarded as currently the best tighthead prop in world rugby,[3] and is strong enough to box squat 250 kg (550 lb).
Newcastle Falcons
Hayman reportedly became the best paid rugby union player in the world after joining Newcastle Falcons on a contract reportedly worth $NZ one million (£350,000); a year until 2010.[4] This contract was partly funded by Northern Rock – Newcastle Falcons' sponsor. Hayman made his Falcons debut as a replacement in the EDF Energy Cup match at London Wasps on 1 December 2007.
Toulon
On 22 March 2010, it was announced that Hayman would join French club Toulon at the end of the season. He becomes one of a number of high profile players that signed for Toulon alongside Jonny Wilkinson, Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, Felipe Contepomi and Joe Van Niekerk. The decision to stay in Europe made him ineligible for the 2011 Rugby World Cup due to the New Zealand Rugby Union's policy of only selecting players who have played in the New Zealand domestic competition.
In 2010, he was selected in the Barbarians squad to play Tonga on 26 November.
References
- ↑ http://www.rctoulon.com/en/rct/joueur/hayman/
- ↑ "All Black hard-man Hayman signs for Falcons". geordiesport.com. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ↑ "Newcastle sign All Black Hayman". BBC. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ↑ Jackson, Peter (28 November 2007). "Agog on the Tyne – Even Hayman's surprised by Falcons pay packet". Daily Mail (UK). Retrieved 9 July 2008.
http://www.scrum.com/newzealand/rugby/story/113141.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
External links
- Carl Hayman at AllBlacks.com
- "Carl Hayman". newcastle-falcons.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- Carl Hayman on Twitter
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