Leroy Van Dam
| Birth name | Leroy Van Dam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Morrinsville, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leroy Van Dam (born 7 November 1993) is a professional rugby union player. He can play at Wing and full-back and is currently playing for Aurillac in the Pro D2.
Career[]
Van Dam first played rugby for an Under 6 team in New Zealand.
Van Dam has also played junior rugby for the following sides; Auckland U18s, Blues U18s and Auckland under 20's.
He has featured with the New Zealand U20s and appeared at three Mitre 10 Cup teams – Manawatu, Bay of Plenty and Otago making a handful of senior appearances for each.[1]
He briefly played for Valley RFC in the Hong Kong Premiership, before being signed by Jersey Reds, ahead of the 2018-2019 RFU Championship Season.[2]
Van Dam capped a successful debut year at Jersey Reds. Scoring 40 points, in 20 appearances for the RFU Championship side.[3]
On 3 April 2020, Van Dam left Jersey to join Pro D2 outfit Aurillac in France from the 2020-21 season.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Valley's Leroy van Dam 'keen as for more rugby' after swapping New Zealand's Mitre 10 Cup for Hong Kong Premiership". South China Morning Press. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Reds add four new signings ahead of next season". ITV News. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-28878.html
- ^ "[TRANSFERT] Un Baby Black à Aurillac, un Wallaby à Montauban, le point complet" (in French). Le Rugby Nistere.fr. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
External links[]
All Blacks U20 Profile: http://www.allblacks.com/Player/u20/2301
- 1993 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Jersey Reds players
- Living people
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- People from Morrinsville