Liam Messam

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Liam Messam
Rugby union career

Full name	Liam Justin Messam
Date of birth	(1984-03-25) 25 March 1984
Place of birth	Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb)
School	Rotorua Boys' High School
Playing career
Position	Flanker
New Zealand No.	1082
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Hautapu
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003-	Waikato	84	(148)
correct as of 5 November 2012.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006–	Chiefs	113	(120)

correct as of 4 August 2013.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009– 2010	New Zealand Māori	29	(25)
correct as of 25 November 2013.

Liam Messam
Medal record

Competitor for New Zealand
Men's Rugby
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2006 Melbourne	Rugby 7's
Gold	2010 Delhi	Rugby 7's

Liam Messam (born 25 March 1984) is a rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the ITM Cup and for the Chiefs in Super Rugby, where he is the current Captain. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in the 2006 Churchill Cup as well as captaining them in the 2010 centenary series and was in the New Zealand sevens team that won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games.^[1] His position is loose forward. He was selected as a part of New Zealand sevens coach, Gordon Tietjens' best New Zealand sevens team of all time. After the retirement of then Chiefs captain Mils Muliaina, Messam was named the new co-captain from 2011 and onwards.

In 2012 and 2013 Messam was awarded the Tom French Cup as Māori Player of the Year.^[2]^[3]

All Black Career

On 26 October 2008, Messam was selected in the All Black end of year tour squad to tour Hong Kong and Europe.^{[citation needed]} He played one test against Scotland and one match against Munster. On 31 May, he was selected for the 26-man squad to play France and Italy in the three-test Iveco series, also known as the June tests. He played in the 2011 Tri-Nations but was dropped a month out of the Rugby World Cup 2011 in favour of Victor Vito.

References

↑ Profile at the New Zealand Commonwealth Games website
↑ "Ray Watson, Liam Messam winners at Rugby Awards". Rotorua Daily Post. APN Holdings. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
↑ McKendry, Patrick (5 December 2013). "Read, All Blacks, Hansen scoop top NZ rugby awards". NZ Herald. APN Holdings. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

External links

v t e Waikato Mooloos squad

Forwards	Brian Alainu’uese Paul Alo-Emile Fraser Armstrong Jono Armstrong Adam Burn Whetu Douglas Vance Elliott Hame Faiva Romana Graham Rory Grice Zac Hohneck Sam Kilgour Jack Lam Liam Messam Chris Middleton Brayden Mitchell Nick Ross Toby Smith Latu Talakai Ben Tameifuna Matt Vant Leven

Backs	Sam Christie Dylan Collier Marnus Hanley Wharenui Hawera Tawera Kerr-Barlow Semisi Masirewa Tim Mikkelson Kylem O'Donnell Trent Renata Michael Snowden Save Tokula Watene Waenga Joe Webber Jackson Willison

Coach	Chris Gibbes

Squads

v t e Chiefs – 2014 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Ben Afeaki Sam Cane Nick Crosswell Hikawera Elliot Ross Filipo Michael Fitzgerald Josh Hohneck Tanerau Latimer Jamie Mackintosh Pauliasi Manu Rhys Marshall Liam Messam Brodie Retallick Mahonri Schwalger Liam Squire Matt Symons Ben Tameifuna Kane Thompson

Backs	Bundee Aki Gareth Anscombe Aaron Cruden Robbie Fruean Andrew Horrell Tawera Kerr-Barlow James Lowe Tom Marshall Mils Muliaina Tim Nanai-Williams Charlie Ngatai Augustine Pulu Robbie Robinson Asaeli Tikoirotuma

Coach	Dave Rennie

v t e Chiefs – 2013 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Ben Afeaki Sam Cane Craig Clarke Nick Crosswell Hikawera Elliot Ross Filipo Michael Fitzgerald Romana Graham Mike Kainga Tanerau Latimer Fritz Lee Pauliasi Manu Rhys Marshall Liam Messam Brodie Retallick Mahonri Schwalger Toby Smith Ben Tameifuna Matt Vant Leven Did not play: Josh Hohneck Solomona Sakalia

Backs	Bundee Aki Gareth Anscombe Aaron Cruden Andrew Horrell Richard Kahui Tawera Kerr-Barlow Brendon Leonard Lelia Masaga Tim Nanai-Williams Charlie Ngatai Patrick Osborne Augustine Pulu Robbie Robinson Asaeli Tikoirotuma Savenaca Tokula Dan Waenga

Coach	Dave Rennie

v t e Chiefs – 2012 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Ben Afeaki Alex Bradley Sam Cane Craig Clarke Shane Cleaver Hika Elliot Michael Fitzgerald Romana Graham Josh Hohneck Tanerau Latimer Fritz Lee Liam Messam Brodie Retallick Mahonri Schwalger Toby Smith Ben Tameifuna Sona Taumalolo Kane Thompson Scott Waldrom Did not play: Marcel Cummings-Toone

Backs	Aaron Cruden Andrew Horrell Richard Kahui Tawera Kerr-Barlow Brendon Leonard Lelia Masaga Tim Nanai-Williams Maritino Nemani Declan O'Donnell Augustine Pulu Robbie Robinson Asaeli Tikoirotuma Sonny Bill Williams Jackson Willison

Coach	Dave Rennie

v t e New Zealand squad - 2010 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Winners

Squad	Forbes Baker Gear Cama Messam Mikkelson Smith Raikabula Souness Arnold Stowers Guildford

Coach	Tietjens

Persondata
Name	Messam, Liam
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand rugby union player
Date of birth	25 March 1984
Place of birth	Blenheim, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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