Daniel Francis Crichton (born 22 October 1985) is a New Zealand-born Samoan former international rugby union player.
| 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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Biography
editBorn 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
editReferences
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.