Tom Sanders (rugby union)

Tom Sanders

Personal information
Born	4 May 1994 Little River, New Zealand
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended	Lincoln High School
University	Lincoln University
Club information
Playing position	Flanker
Current club	Canterbury / Chiefs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2014−	Canterbury	25	(25)
2016−	Chiefs	13	(15)
Representative team(s)^‡
2013−14	New Zealand U20	4	(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 30 October 2016. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 30 October 2016.

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.