Blade Thomson

Blade Thomson
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 36 (50)
correct as of 25 October 2014.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013– Hurricanes 14 (15)
correct as of 13 July 2014.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010
2014–		 New Zealand U20
Māori All Blacks		 5
2		 (15)
(0)
correct as of 11 November 2014.

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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