Daniel Crichton
| Full name | Daniel Francis Crichton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | De La Salle College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Francis Crichton (born 22 October 1985) is a New Zealand-born Samoan former international rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Born in Wellington, Crichton was educated at Auckland's De La Salle College and represented New Zealand at under-19s level, featuring in a World Championship-winning team in 2004.[1]
Crichton played his rugby as a loose forward and occasional lock. He competed in New Zealand provincial rugby for Auckland, Counties Manukau and Tasman.[2] In 2012, Crichton played Test rugby with Samoa and was in the side that won the Pacific Nations Cup. He had overseas stints with Gran Ducato Parma in Italy and Farul Constanța in Romania.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Remembering the IRB Under-19 rugby champions". NZ Herald. 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Rugby: Otago suspends Crichton". Otago Daily Times. 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Forţă a naturii, are 1,94 m şi 110 kg: Internaţional samoan înregimentat de Farul". ZIUA de Constanta (in Romanian). 29 July 2014.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Crichton at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- Auckland rugby union players
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- Tasman rugby union players
- Gran Ducato Parma Rugby players
- RCJ Farul Constanța players
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate rugby union players in Romania