Tom Sanders (rugby union)

Tom Sanders
Personal information
Full nameTom Sanders
Born5 February 1994
Little River, New Zealand
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
School(s) attendedLincoln High School
UniversityLincoln University
Club information
Playing positionLoose Forward
Current clubCanterbury
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2014–Canterbury8(15)
Representative team(s)
2014New Zealand Under-20()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 December 2014.
† Appearances (Points).

Tom Sanders (born 5 February 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Canterbury in the ITM Cup.[1][2][3]

Career

Sanders started out his senior career with Canterbury during the 2014 ITM Cup making his debut against Auckland in Week 1 of the competition. He had to settle for a place on the replacements bench most weeks but did come on to good effect and scored 3 tries in 8 appearances during the season.[2] His displays didn't go unnoticed and he was named as a member of the Crusaders wider training group for the 2015 Super Rugby season.[4]

International Career

Sanders represented New Zealand Under 20 at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in his home country.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Sanders Canterbury Player Profile". Canterbury Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tom Sanders Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tom Sanders ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Crusaders 2015 Squad Naming". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tom Sanders New Zealand Under 20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "NZU20 squad named for IRB JWC2014". All Blacks.com. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.