Tom Hendrickson
| Birth name | Thomas Craig Gilbert Hendrickson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Hendrickson (born 1 September 1994) is an English professional rugby union player for Japan Rugby League One team Kintetsu Liners. He plays as a centre.
Career
[edit]Hendrickson made his debut for the Chiefs in November 2013, featuring in a LV= Cup win over Harlequins FC at Sandy Park and started for the first time with Exeter against Ospreys a week later in the LV= Cup.[1]
Hendrickson played on 30 March 2018 as Exeter Chiefs beat Bath Rugby in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[2] The previous season he had been a replacement in the Anglo-Welsh cup final but Exeter lost to Leicester Tigers on that occasion.[3]
After 10 years with Exeter, he announced in December 2023 that he was leaving the club to take up a playing opportunity in Japan.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Nelson, New Zealand to a Kiwi father and Cornish mother he was five when they came to Cornwall and at age seven began playing for the Cornish Pirates minis.[5]
Honours
[edit]Winners 2017-18
Runner-Up 2016-17
References
[edit]- ^ "Young Gun: Tom Hendrickson – Exeter centre - The Rugby Paper". www.therugbypaper.co.uk.
- ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs". 29 March 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 12-16 Leicester Tigers". 19 March 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ ""Different opportunity" – Exeter Chiefs centre departs with immediate effect". Ruck. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs Player List". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk.