Liam Polwart
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| Date of birth | 2 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Sean Polwart{Kieran Polwart} (brothers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liam Polwart (born 2 April 1995) was a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a hooker for Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and for the Chiefs in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3]
Youth career
[edit]Polwart attended Sacred Heart College in Auckland and during that time was a New Zealand secondary schools Barbarians representative, he also went on to captain Auckland at under-19 level before moving to the Bay of Plenty along with New Zealand under-20 team-mates Mitchell Karpik and Henry Stowers in late 2015.[4]
Senior career
[edit]Polwart made his senior debut for the Bay of Plenty Steamers during the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season and went on to make 6 appearances before injury curtailed his campaign.[3][5]
Super Rugby
[edit]Despite having only made 6 senior appearances, Polwart was named in the Chiefs squad ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season, where he would compete with All Blacks Hika Elliot and Nathan Harris for the number 2 jersey.[1]
International
[edit]Polwart was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which competed in the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy, making 5 appearances.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Liam Polwart Chiefs Player Profile". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Liam Polwart Bay of Plenty Steamers Player Profile". BoP Rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Rugby: Mitch Karpik leaving Auckland". New Zealand Herald. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Liam Polwart itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Liam Polwart New Zealand Under-20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.