Adam Thomson (rugby union)
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| Full name | Adam Thomson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ashburton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 1073 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2013–2017 | Canon Eagles | 46 | (85) |
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Correct as of 15 January 2017
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2004–2012 | Otago | 50 | (65) |
| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2006, 2008–2012 2015 2016 |
Highlanders Reds Rebels |
68 15 13 |
(105) (0) (5) |
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Correct as of 21 July 2016
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2008–2012 | New Zealand | 29 | (30) |
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Correct as of 8 October 2014
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Adam Thomson(simoane) (born 13 March 1982) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He represented the New Zealand All Blacks between 2008 and 2012, playing a total of 29 tests including two during the victorious 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign. He is a new signing for the Melbourne Rebels 2016 squad, having also played Super Rugby with the Queensland Reds (2015) and Highlanders (2006-2012). He has also represented the Canon Eagles in Japan's Top League and New Zealand province Otago.
Thomson plays mainly as a blind-side flanker (number 6). He made his All Blacks debut against Ireland as a replacement for Rodney So'oialo on 7 June 2008, helped win the World Cup in 2011, and last played for the All Blacks against Scotland in November 2012.
Thomson was born in Ashburton. He attended Christchurch Boys' High School, and played in the same 1st XV side as fellow All Black Dan Carter.
As he progressed through national rugby sides he played for:
Thomson made his debut for Otago on 17 September 2004 when he started against Waikato. Thomson played four matches (all losses) in 2004, starting in all of them. In 2005 he played in five matches, starting only once.
2006 saw Thomson move to number 8 where he played five matches, including try-scoring appearances in the 56–21 win over North Harbour, and against Southland. In 2007 Thomson moved back to flanker and started in all his nine matches, scoring three tries.
By the time he left New Zealand for the 2013 season, Thomson had played 50 games for Otago, scoring 13 tries (65 points).
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