Tom Sanders (rugby union)

Tom Sanders

Date of birth	5 April 1994
Place of birth	Little River, New Zealand
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
School	Lincoln High School
University	Lincoln University
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Loose Forward
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2014–	Canterbury	18	(20)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2016–	Chiefs	5	(10)
correct as of 2 April 2016.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2013/14	New Zealand U-20	4	(5)
correct as of 18 July 2015.

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. "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" (PDF). 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.