Kane Thompson
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kane Gregory Thompson | ||
| Born | 9 January 1982 Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock / Back Row | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2005 | Wellington | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–07 | Southland | 18 | (10) |
| 2006–07 | Highlanders | 15 | (10) |
| 2007–10 | Dax | 64 | (10) |
| 2010 | Southland | 9 | (5) |
| 2011 | Hawke's Bay | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Chiefs | 13 | (5) |
| 2012– | Canon Eagles | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Chiefs | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | Newcastle Falcons | 12 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2007– | Samoa | 33 | (10) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 August 2015. |
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Kane Thompson (born 9 January 1982)[1] is a rugby union player. He debuted for the Highlanders in 2006. He showed he was well capable of stepping up to the higher level and he had a strong 2006 season for Southland. In 2007 he represented Manu Samoa at the Rugby World Cup.
He played for the Chiefs in the 2012 Super Rugby, joining national teammate Mahonri Schwalger.[2]
On 17 July 2014, Thompson signed for Newcastle Falcons who compete in the English Aviva Premiership from the 2014-15 season.[3]
References
- ↑ Kane Thompson rugby profile Scrum.com
- ↑ http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/rugby/world-cup/news/article/-/10373236/kane-thompson-signs-with-chiefs/
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