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 (age 31)
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)
2016–2017Munster 1 (0)
Correct as of 3 December 2016

Provincial career

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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

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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

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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

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As of 16 August 2016[5]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2016 Highlanders 3 1 2 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 1 2 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  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. ^ a b "Super rugby: Te Aihe Toma in Highlanders team to take on Chiefs". Bay of Plenty Times. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Highlanders set Toma's career flying". Bay of Plenty Times. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "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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