Te Aihe Toma

Te Aihe Toma (born 15 March 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who currently plays as a Halfback for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the Mitre 10 Cup.[1][2] He also featured for Dunedin-based Super Rugby franchise, the Highlanders, during the 2016 season.[3][4]

Te Aihe Toma
Date of birth (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Current team Bay of Plenty
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013− Bay of Plenty 34 (30)
2016 Highlanders 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Munster 1 (0)
Correct as of 3 December 2016

Provincial career

Toma debuted for Bay of Plenty during the 2013 season and went on to become more of a regular through to 2015 where he featured in a career high 11 matches and scored one try in the process.[5]

Munster

On 7 November 2016, it was announced that Toma had joined Irish Pro12 side Munster on a short-term loan.[6] On 2 December 2016, Toma made his competitive debut for Munster when he came on as a replacement for Duncan Williams in a 2016–17 Pro12 fixture against Scottish side Glasgow Warriors.

Super Rugby

Toma spent the early part of the 2016 Super Rugby season with the Chiefs Development Squad, however a halfback crisis which saw Aaron Smith, Fumiaki Tanaka and Josh Renton all ruled out after the 2016 mid-year rugby union internationals break led to Toma receiving a call up to the Highlanders squad for their tours of South Africa and Argentina. In all, Toma made 3 appearances for the Highlanders, starting one game as they reached the semi-finals of the competition.[3][4]

Super Rugby statistics
As of 16 August 2016[5]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2016 Highlanders312790000000
Total312790000000

References
  1. "Te Aihe Toma Bay of Plenty Steamers Player Profile" (PDF). BOP Rugby. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "Bay of Plenty Steamers 2016 Player Profiles". BOP Rugby. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Super rugby: Te Aihe Toma in Highlanders team to take on Chiefs". Bay of Plenty Times. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. "Highlanders set Toma's career flying". Bay of Plenty Times. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. "Te Aihe Toma itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. "Squad Update". munsterrugby.ie. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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