Thomas Waldrom

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thomas Waldrom
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 28, 1983(1983-04-28)
Age	41
Birthplace	Lower Hutt
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Wellington Region
Horoscope	Aries

Thomas Waldrom Biography

Thomas Waldrom is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on April 28, 1983 in Lower Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand. Thomas Waldrom (born 28 April 1983) is a former unionist who was a player for Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership and also represented England from 2012 until 2013. The birthplace of Thomas Waldrom was Lower Hutt, New Zealand The player was selected to play for England through his maternal grandmother who won four caps.

The number 8 in Waldrom’s initial career was with his home Wellington provincial team, as well as his club, the Hurricanes playing in Super Rugby. After a brief stint with the Crusaders then he relocated to England in 2010 to join the team for the Leicester Tigers. Waldrom played his England debut against South Africa in 2012. He played four seasons for the Tigers and was awarded his first Premiership.

Having discovered he was eligible to play for England in March 2011, Waldrom was named in the 45-man England training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. Waldrom was initially cut from the 30-man squad, but an injury to prop Andrew Sheridan meant he was called in as an injury replacement during the World Cup final pool stages.

Waldrom did not make an appearance for England until the next year. He was selected as part of England’s squad for their 2012 tour of South Africa. Having scored two tries in a mid-week match against SA Barbarians South, he was selected on the bench for the second test, coming on to replace Ben Morgan in the second-half. His first Test start came the next week in England’s 14-14 third test draw. Waldrom’s first Six Nations Championship appearance came in England’s away win against Ireland in 2013.

On February 23, the 23rd of February, 2010 English champions Leicester Tigers announced the signing of Waldrom and announced that he would be joining the team at the end in the 2010 Super Rugby season. Waldrom immediately became a popular fan in the team’s home at Welford Road and was given the nickname “Thomas the tank engine” because of his size and speedy runs that he has even made an arm motion as if blowing the horn of a train engine when scoring a goal.

Thomas Waldrom Net Worth

Thomas Waldrom is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Waldrom 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Waldrom was a part of the Wellington Lions provincial debut in 2001, against Otago. He played more than 80 matches for Wellington at the provincial level before making the move to Hawke’s Bay for the 2009 season. Waldrom was an unofficial fan favorite on the field at McLean Park with his high effort rate and speedy sprints using the ball. In 2009, he guided the Magpies to a semi- final by scoring four tries on the route.

Waldrom began the Super Rugby debut in 2004 for the Hurricanes against the Stormers. He would go on to play 30 times in the Hurricanes before joining the Crusaders for the 2009 season, during which the player would become a regular for just one season.

The younger brother of former All Black Scott Waldrom, he was overlooked by the All Blacks selectors while playing in New Zealand, and after making his move to England, had aspirations of eventually playing for the England national team. Under International Rugby Board (IRB) regulations, he would not be eligible for England until being resident in the country for three years. In March 2011 Waldrom discovered his maternal grandmother was born in England, immediately making him eligible for selection to the National Team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Thomas Waldrom height 6 ft 1 in Thomas weight 114 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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In the 2016-17 season Waldrom scored 9 tries in 20 appearances as Exeter finished in second position in the Aviva Premiership regular season. In the play-offs, Waldrom helped Exeter beat Saracens 18-16 to reach the final for a second year in a row, this time playing League toppers and 5 time Premiership champions Wasps. Exeter won 20-23 aet to be crowned champions of England for the first time.

Facts & Trivia

Thomas Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Thomas Waldrom celebrates birthday on April 28 of every year.

On 4 February 2018, Waldrom confirmed that he would be returning to his native New Zealand at the end of the 2017-18 season, after four seasons at the Chiefs. He will rejoin his old province Wellington for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup.