Carl Hayman

Carl Hayman

Birth name	Carl Joseph Hayman
Date of birth	(1979-11-14) 14 November 1979
Place of birth	Opunake, New Zealand
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb)
School	King's High School, Dunedin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2007 Southern () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2010 2010–2015 Newcastle Falcons Toulon 64 145 (10) (0) Correct as of 30 January 2015 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2007 Otago 68 (5) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2007 Highlanders 81 (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2007 2005 2010 New Zealand New Zealand Māori Barbarians 45 2 (10) (0)

Carl Joseph Hayman (born 14 November 1979) is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer who played at tighthead prop. Hayman has previously played for the Highlanders in Super Rugby, Otago in the NPC, and Newcastle Falcons in the English Premiership, as well as making 45 appearances for New Zealand at international level. Hayman announced his retirement from professional rugby in January 2015, aged 35.

Professional career and the All Blacks

He became the 1000th All Black when he made his debut against Samoa in 2001. Since then he has established himself as one of the elite props in world rugby. In 2005, Hayman played for the New Zealand Māori, against Fiji in Suva and against the British & Irish Lions at Hamilton. In 2006 he was shortlisted as one of 5 candidates for New Zealand Player of the Year. On 19 April 2007 it was announced that Hayman had signed a 3-year contract with Guinness Premiership side Newcastle Falcons, turning down an offer from league champions Sale Sharks to do so.

A club source said of the signing "every top club in Europe has been chasing him, but he’s chosen to come to Newcastle and we’re delighted he has made that decision". Hayman is strong enough to box squat 250 kg (550 lb).

Newcastle Falcons

Hayman reportedly became the best paid rugby union player in the world after joining Newcastle Falcons on a contract reportedly worth $NZ one million (£350,000); a year until 2010. This contract was partly funded by Northern Rock – Newcastle Falcons' sponsor. Hayman made his Falcons debut as a replacement in the EDF Energy Cup match at London Wasps on 1 December 2007.

Toulon

On 22 March 2010, it was announced that Hayman would join French club Toulon at the end of the season. He becomes one of a number of high-profile players that signed for Toulon alongside Jonny Wilkinson, Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, Felipe Contepomi and Joe Van Niekerk. The decision to stay in Europe made him ineligible for the 2011 Rugby World Cup due to the New Zealand Rugby Union's policy of only selecting players who have played in the New Zealand domestic competition.

In 2010, he was selected in the Barbarians squad to play Tonga on 26 November. In May 2013 he started as Toulon won the 2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16–15 against Clermont Auvergne.

On 6 January 2015, Hayman announced his retirement from professional rugby at the end of the 2014-15 Top 14 season.

References

http://www.scrum.com/newzealand/rugby/story/113141.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

External links

• Carl Hayman at the All Blacks (archived)
• "Carl Hayman". newcastle-falcons.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
• Carl Hayman on Twitter