Toby Arnold
| Date of birth | 11 September 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Te Kuiti, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing, Fly-half | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional / senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) | |||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Lyon | |||||||||||||||||
| Provincial/State sides | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) | |||||||||||||||
| Bay of Plenty | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sevens national teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–11 | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
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Toby Arnold (born 11 September 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union player. Arnold currently plays for French club Lyon[1] after signing in 2013.[2][3]
Arnold generally plays in the fullback and wing positions but has also been known to play as a fly-half.
He notably played for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.
He has also played for the All Blacks Sevens team, making his debut in 2009. A year later he was included in the squad to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[4]
Arnold gave up on his 2012 Olympics dream after a serious knee injury in that year left him rethinking his future.[5]
References
- ↑ "Toby Arnold - Fiche Joueur - Rugby". Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ↑ Stuff.co.nz (13 June 2013). "Sevens star quits Olympic dream for France". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ NZ Herald.co.nz (26 June 2013). "Toby Arnold: A fantastic servant of Bay rugby". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ olympic.org.nz (3 August 2010). "New Zealand Sevens Squad Named For 2010 Commonwealth Games". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ ur7s.com (15 June 2013). "Toby Arnold turns his back on Olympic Rugby 7s dream and signs for club in France". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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