Tahlor Cahill (born 8 June 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Crusaders and Canterbury. His preferred position is lock.[1]
Date of birth | 8 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Neuseeland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Shirley Boys High School, Hamilton Boys High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
editCahill attended Shirley Boys High School before moving to Hamilton Boys' High School in his final year of school where he played rugby for their First XV.[2] Cahill plays his club rugby for Marist Albion. He missed out on selection for the Crusaders U20 squad, however was selected for the New Zealand Barbarians side for the competition, winning the player of the tournament.[3] He was selected for the New Zealand U20s in 2023.[4]
Professional career
editCahill has represented Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship since 2023, being named in their full squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC.[5] He was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Tahlor Cahill". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "How highly touted Tahlor Cahill overcame rejection to fulfill his Crusaders dream". Stuff.co.nz. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Cantabrian Tahlor-made for a big future". Otago Daily Times. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Under 20 named for France clash". All Blacks. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Canterbury Rugby announce NPC squad for 2023 season". Canterbury Rugby Union. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "2024 Squad Launched" (Press release). Crusaders. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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