Tim Mikkelson

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Tim Mikkelson
Rugby union career

Mikkelson at the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens
Date of birth	(1986-08-13) August 13, 1986
Place of birth	Matamata, New Zealand
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 ¹⁄₂ in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
School	Matamata College
Playing career
Position	Wing
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008–	Waikato	64	(100)
correct as of 21 October 2013.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Chiefs	4	(0)

Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
	New Zealand

Tim Mikkelson (born August 13, 1986 in Matamata, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the wing (and occasionally a forward in sevens) position for the provincial based ITM Cup side Waikato.^[1] He has also represents New Zealand in sevens rugby since 2008.

Mikkelson plays for the New Zealand national rugby sevens team. Mikkelson was awarded the IRB Sevens Player of the Year for the 2012-13 season, edging the other finalists Dan Norton of England and Joji Raqamate of Fiji.^[2] Mikkelson was then named player of the tournament for the 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup.^[3] Mikkelson has scored over 100 career tries for New Zealand in the IRB Sevens World Series, putting him among the top 20 all-time try scorers in that competition.^[4]

Mikkelson has also played club rugby for the Chiefs and for Waikato.

References

↑ "Tim Mikkelson Waikato Player Profile". 6 September 2013.
↑ IRB.com, Tim Mikkelson named IRB Sevens Player of Year, June 30, 2013, http://www.irb.com/history/awards/newsid=2068362.html
↑ Stuff.co.nz, Mooloos set to lose Tim Mikkelson to sevens, August 15, 2013, http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/9043258/Mooloos-set-to-lose-Tim-Mikkelson-to-sevens
↑ IRBSevens.com, All Time Player Tries, http://www.irbsevens.com/statistics/allinttriesdetails.html

External links

v t e Waikato squad – ITM Cup

Forwards	Alainu'uese Alo-Emile F Armstrong J Armstrong Burn Douglas Elliott Faiva Graham Grice S Hohneck Z Hohneck Kapeli Kilgour Lam Messam Middleton Mitchell Ross Smith Talakai Tameifuna Tyrell Vant Leven (c)

Backs	Christie Collier Hanley Hawera Kerr-Barlow Malo Masirewa Mikkelson O'Donnell Perawiti Renata Siinei Snowden Tokula Waenga Webber Weber Willison

Coach	Walters

Persondata
Name	Mikkelson, Tim
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand rugby union player
Date of birth	August 13, 1986
Place of birth	Balclutha, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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