Kane Thompson
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| Full name | Kane Gregory Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 January 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kane Gregory Thompson (born 9 January 1982)[1] is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He played for Taranaki in the Mitre 10 Cup.[2] He currently plays for NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Professional rugby career[]
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 and went on to represent U.S Dax in the Top 14 in France. Kane represented Samoa at the 2011 Rugby World Cup before taking up a contract with Chiefs in 2012, who became Super Rugby champions in that year.
He played for the Chiefs in the 2012 Super Rugby, joining national teammate Mahonri Schwalger.[3]
On 17 July 2014, Thompson signed for Newcastle Falcons who compete in the English Aviva Premiership from the 2014–15 season.[4]
Kane also represented Samoa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England
References[]
- ^ Kane Thompson rugby profile Scrum.com
- ^ "Taranaki recruit veteran lock Kane Thompson". Stuff. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/rugby/world-cup/news/article/-/10373236/kane-thompson-signs-with-chiefs/
- ^ "Newcastle Falcons sign Samoa lock Kane Thompson from the Chiefs in New Zealand". Sky Sports. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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