Troy Flavell
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| Troy Flavell | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Troy Vandem Flavell | ||
| Date of birth | November 4 1976 | ||
| Place of birth |  Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||
| School | Massey High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| All Black No. | 990 | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| 1994-2004 | Massey | ||
| Professional clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2004-2006 2008– |
Toyota Verblitz Mitsubishi Dynaboars |
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| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| 1997-2004 2006–2007 |
North Harbour Auckland |
59 9 |
(60) (10) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| 1997-2004 2006–2008 |
Blues | 66 | (60) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2000-2007 | New Zealand | 22 | (30) |
Troy Vandem Flavell (born 4 November 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. Flavell is a All Black, and mainly plays lock.
He is known for his power in the scrum and his aggressive team play.
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[edit] Career
Flavell returned to the Blues side in 2007 as the Blues Captain
In October 2005, Flavell returned to New Zealand after a season with Japanese club Toyota Verblitz, opting for a switch to Auckland instead of joining his former team North Harbour (based in North Auckland). He is contracted to Auckland for two seasons.
The 30-year-old forward has played 15 tests for the All Blacks, 43 Super 12 games for the Auckland Blues and 59 games for North Harbour. He has also played rugby for New Zealand Māori.
He attended Massey High School alongside Ron Cribb and both played for the Massey Rugby Club.
[edit] Japan
In his last game for Toyota Verblitz in the 43rd Japan Championships on February 12, 2006 he was part of a team which lost to the top student side, Waseda University. This was the first time that a Top League team had lost to a university team.
Flavell regained his All Black place in 2006 with two tests against Ireland before being injured for the rest of the season.
He was named captain of the Blues in 2007. He was considered the outstanding forward of the Super 14 and subsequently regained his All Black Jersey. He played in the first five tests of the season.
He was left out of the All Black world cup squad replaced by Sione Lauaki. Many people, including Zinzan Brooke considered this to be a bad decision.
On May 2008, Flavell signed to play with the Japanese club Mitsubishi Dynaboars on a two year contract, starting from the conclusion of the 2008 Super 14 season.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Blues profile
- Troy Flavell at AllBlacks.com
- Waseda gives Toyota All-Japan lesson, Daily Yomiuri, February 14, 2006
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