Liam Polwart

Liam Polwart
Personal information
Born (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
School(s) attended Sacred Heart College, Auckland
Relatives Sean Polwart (brother)
Club information
Playing position Hooker
Current club Bay of Plenty / Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2016– Bay of Plenty 6 (0)
2017− Chiefs ()
Representative team(s)
2015 New Zealand Under-20 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 3 November 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 3 November 2016.

Liam Polwart (born 2 April 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a hooker for Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and for the Chiefs in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3]

Youth Career

Polwart attended Sacred Heart College in Auckland and during that time was a New Zealand secondary schools Barbarians representative, he also went on to captain Auckland at under-19 level before moving to the Bay of Plenty along with New Zealand under-20 team-mates Mitchell Karpik and Henry Stowers in late 2015.[4]

Senior Career

Polwart made his senior debut for the Bay of Plenty Steamers during the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season and went on to make 6 appearances before injury curtailed his campaign.[3][5]

Super Rugby

Despite having only made 6 senior appearances, Polwart was named in the Chiefs squad ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season, where he would compete with All Blacks Hika Elliot and Nathan Harris for the number 2 jersey.[1]

International

Polwart was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which competed in the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy, making 5 appearances.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. "Liam Polwart Chiefs Player Profile". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Liam Polwart Bay of Plenty Steamers Player Profile". BoP Rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. "Rugby: Mitch Karpik leaving Auckland". New Zealand Herald. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Liam Polwart itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. "Liam Polwart New Zealand Under-20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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