Isaac Salmon
Birth name | Isaac Arapata Salmon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 5 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Nelson College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Isaac Arapata Salmon (born 5 September 1996)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Tasman Mako in the Bunnings NPC and the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby.[2][3] His position of choice is tighthead prop.[4] Salmon was educated at Nelson College from 2011 to 2014.
Career[]
Salmon made his debut for Tasman in 2017. He was named in the Blues squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season but did not play.[5] He was part of the Tasman team that won the Mitre 10 Cup in 2019 for the first time. He was again part of the Mako side that won their second premiership title in a row in 2020. Tasman again made the final in 2021, with Salmon coming off the bench but the Mako this time lost 23–20 to Waikato.
References[]
- ^ "Isaac Salmon". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Isaac Salmon". www.theblues.co.nz. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Isaac Salmon". mako.co.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Isaac Salmon". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Blues name 2018 Super Rugby squad". superxv.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- People educated at Nelson College
- Rugby union players from Christchurch
- Rugby union props
- Tasman rugby union players
- Toronto Arrows players