Isaac Salmon

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Isaac Salmon
Full nameIsaac Arapata Salmon
Date of birth (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Christchurch, New Zealand
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb)
School Nelson College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Hawke's Bay, New Orleans Gold
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2022 Tasman 38 (0)
2018 Blues 0 (0)
2022–2023 Toronto Arrows 26 (5)
2023– Hawke's Bay 3 (0)
2024– New Orleans Gold 0 (0)
Correct as of 14 November 2023

Isaac Arapata Salmon (born 5 September 1996) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a prop for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship. [2] He also plays for New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. [3] Salmon was educated at Nelson College from 2011 to 2014.

Career

While not included in the Tasman squad that was named for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup season, [4] Salmon made his debut for the Mako on 27 August 2017 against Manawatu. [5] He went on to play 6 games for the province in his first season.

He was named in the Blues squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season, but did not play. [6]

Salmon was part of the Tasman team that won the Mitre 10 Cup in 2019 for the first time. [7] He was again part of the Mako side that won their second premiership title in a row in 2020. [8] Tasman again made the final in 2021, with Salmon coming off the bench, but the Mako this time lost 20–23 to Waikato. [9]

In 2022 and 2023, Salmon played for Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby. [10]

Salmon was signed by Hawke's Bay for the 2023 Bunnings NPC season. [2] Due to injury, he only played 3 games for his new province that season, but he was part of the team that played its very first NPC final, which the Magpies narrowly lost 19–22 to Taranaki. [11]

On 13 November 2023, New Orleans Gold announced that the club had signed Salmon for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "2022 NPC Media Guide – Tasman". New Zealand Rugby. 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "2023 Magpies squad release". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 "NOLA Gold signs Isaac Salmon". New Orleans Gold (Press release). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "2017 Makos squad". Tasman Makos. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "ESPN Rugby: Manawatu v Tasman". espn.co.uk. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pulu leads Blues for 2018". Blues. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tasman claim national title for first time". allblacks.com. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tasman Mako go back-to-back". allblacks.com. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Waikato and Taranaki crowned Bunnings NPC champions". allblacks.com. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Toronto Arrows announce return of Kiwi prop Salmon". Toronto Arrows (Press release). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Taranaki reign supreme in Bunnings NPC". allblacks.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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