Tommy Hayes (rugby union, born 1973)
| Birth name | Thomas Wayne Hayes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | December 13, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tokoroa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tommy Hayes (born 13 December 1973 in Tokoroa, New Zealand) is a Cook Island rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.
Starting off for amateur club Waikato Rangers in New Zealand, Hayes quickly progressed to playing for Waikato Province. Part of a sizeable Cook Islands population in New Zealand, Hayes qualified for Cook Islands representation through his mother.[3] He was capped twice by Cook Islands coming to the attention of Glasgow Rugby, now Glasgow Warriors.
The professional Glasgow side signed Hayes in 1997. As part of the contract Hayes was allowed to play for the amateur side Glasgow Hawks when not on Warriors duty.
He went on to play 121 times for the professional Glasgow side [4] and was the first player to reach 1000 points for Glasgow Warriors[3] and was described by the Welsh Rugby Union as the equal of any goal-kicker in Europe.[3] The 121 caps total includes friendly matches; for competitive matches his total is 113 caps amassing 1131 points.
The caps Hayes had earned for Cook Islands were to cause him later consternation as Hayes was eager to represent Scotland through residency.[5] Despite unable to play for Scotland, Hayes considers himself an honorary Scot after spending six seasons with Glasgow.[6]
From Glasgow, Hayes moved to Worcester Warriors in 2003, (where he was said to have "masterminded Worcester's rise out of Division 1")[7] then moved to Bristol in 2005,[7] but was released by them in November 2006.[8]
The former Cook Islands international joined amateur side Moseley RFC for the second half of the 2006/07 season. He returned to Moseley for the latter part of the 2007/08 season after a spell at Gran Parma in Italy. After a season as backs coach and a player with Coventry RFC (2009/2010),[9][10] Malvern RFC (2010/2012).[11] Tommy now coaches at Pershore RFC.[12]
References
- ^ "Previous Team Lists". rollermillsrugby.co.nz.
- ^ "Hayes offered extension to his contract to stay on Glasgow are keen to keep their prize asset". Herald Scotland.
- ^ a b c "Moseley: Top rugby in Birmingham". moseleyrugby.co.uk.
- ^ "MacFadyen reaches 100 for Glasgow". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Hayes orchestrates Glasgow triumph". The Independent.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors - Tommy is still an honorary Scot". glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ a b "Glasgow Warriors - Tommy Hayes to join Bristol". glasgowwarriors.com.
- ^ "Bristol Rugby • View topic - Tommy Hayes Released!". bristolrugby.co.uk.
- ^ coventrytelegraph Administrator (26 January 2009). "Jones: We are lucky to have Tommy". coventrytelegraph.
- ^ "Unofficial Coventry Rugby - Tommy Hayes has gone". Sportnetwork.net.
- ^ "Tommy Hayes signs for Malvern". everythingrugby.com.
- ^ "Information - PERSHORE RFC". pitchero.com.