Anton Segner

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Anton Segner
Full nameAnton Segner
Date of birth (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Frankfurt, Germany
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
School Nelson College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Auckland, Blues
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2023 Tasman 28 (15)
2022– Blues 23 (0)
2024– Auckland 0 (0)
Correct as of 28 April 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021 New Zealand U20 0 (0)
Correct as of 28 April 2024

Anton Segner (born 24 July 2001) is a German rugby union player who plays for Auckland in the Bunnings NPC and the Blues in Super Rugby. [1] His position of choice is flanker.

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Early career

Prior to 2017, Segner was playing for SC 1880 Frankfurt, one of the most traditional clubs in Germany's domestic Rugby-Bundesliga competition. He quickly established himself as one of the leading figures in the youth setup of the club and went on to win numerous German youth championships. He also captained his team, while being one of the youngest members. Segner played for Germany Under 16 national squad in 2016. He didn't play for the U18 team though, as he continued his stay in New Zealand. [2]

New Zealand

Segner was on a six month stay in New Zealand in 2017 as an exchange student when he was offered a scholarship by Nelson College, he was then picked for the Nelson College top side. [3] [4] Segner then went on to captain the Nelson College top side and led them to their first UC Championship title in twelve years in 2019. [5] In 2018 Segner made the Crusaders Under 18 squad and made his debut for the New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team against Tonga. [6] In 2021, he was named captain of the Crusaders under 20 side for the Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 competition. [7]

Professional rugby

At just 19 years of age, Segner was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, [8] signing a two year deal with the side. [9] He made his debut for the Mako in Round 7 against Southland in a 47-10 win for the side at Trafalgar Park. [10] Segner became the first German to win a Mitre 10 Cup title when Tasman won the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, beating Auckland 12-13 in the final at Eden Park, with Segner coming off the bench in the second half. Segner had a stand out season during the 2021 Bunnings NPC as the Mako made the premiership final before losing 23–20 to Waikato. In October 2021 Segner signed with Super Rugby side the Blues on a 3 year deal. [11] He made his debut for the side in Round 2 of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Hurricanes.[ citation needed ]

International career

In May 2021 Segner was named in the 2021 New Zealand Under 20 squad. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Anton Segner". mako.nz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "German student Anton Segner living the rugby dream in New Zealand". stuff.co.nz. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "German exchange student Anton Segner chases All Black dream". stuff.co.nz. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "The unknown players who are 'moonshot' picks to be All Blacks before the next World Cup". Rugbypass. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Anton Segner". allblacks.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "German teenager Anton Segner chasing his All Black rugby dream". stuff.co.nz. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Crusaders Under 20 squad named for 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 tournament". crusaders.co.nz. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020 Tasman Mako Squad". mako.nz. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "'I'm living the dream' - Nelson College 1st XV star out to become first German All Black". TVNZ. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mitre 10 Cup rising stars: German teen Anton Segner makes pro debut for Tasman". stuff.co.nz. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tasman's rising German loosie Anton Segner signs 3-year deal with Blues". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "German-born teenager and Super Rugby stars headline 2021 New Zealand U20 squad". rugbypass.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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