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Blade Thomson
Full nameBlade Neville Thomson
Date of birth (1990-12-04) 4 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)
SchoolGisborne Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker, Number 8
Current team Template:Rut Hurricanes, Template:Rut Scarlets
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2017 Template:Rut Taranaki 47 (60)
2013–2018 Template:Rut Hurricanes 45 (50)
2018– Template:Rut Scarlets 0 (0)
Correct as of 1 June 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 New Zealand U20 5 (15)
2013–2015 Maori All Blacks 6 (0)
Correct as of 30 December 2017

Blade Neville 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 Template:Rut 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]

Thomson missed the 2017 Super Rugby season due to shoulder reconstruction surgery.

He is due to join the PRO14 team the Scarlets at the beginning of the 2018 - 2019 season.

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. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Champions New Zealand name JWC 2010 squad". Rugby World Cup (Press release). IRB. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2012. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Super Rugby Profile: Hurricanes – Blade Thomson". Retrieved 3 January 2013.


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