Tom Hendrickson

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.

Tom Hendrickson
Birth nameThomas Craig Gilbert Hendrickson
Date of birth (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birthNelson, New Zealand
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)Centre
Current teamKintetsu Liners
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2023Exeter Chiefs62(35)
2013–2014Redruth1(0)
2013–2017Cornish Pirates63(45)
2017–2018Plymouth Albion6(15)
2023–Kintetsu Liners6(15)
Correct as of 17 July 2019

Career

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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

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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

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Anglo-Welsh Cup

Winners 2017-18

Runner-Up 2016-17

References

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  1. ^ "Young Gun: Tom Hendrickson – Exeter centre - The Rugby Paper". www.therugbypaper.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs". 29 March 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 12-16 Leicester Tigers". 19 March 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ ""Different opportunity" – Exeter Chiefs centre departs with immediate effect". Ruck. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Exeter Chiefs Player List". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk.