Leroy Van Dam

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Leroy Van Dam
Birth nameLeroy Van Dam
Date of birth (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Morrinsville, New Zealand
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School Sacred Heart College, Auckland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing
Current team Aurillac
Youth career
- Auckland
Blues (Super Rugby)
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
? Marist (Ak)
Greerton Marist
Dunedin Sharks
()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2014
2014-2016
2017-2018
2018
2018-2020
2020–
Manawatu Turbos
Bay of Plenty
Otago
Valley RFC
Jersey Reds
Aurillac
5
10
5
5
22
(5)
(10)
(0)
(20)
(60)
Correct as of 27 October 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 New Zealand U20 2 (10)

Leroy Van Dam (born 7 November 1993) is a professional rugby union player. He can play at Wing and full-back and is currently playing for Aurillac in the Pro D2.

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Career

Van Dam first played rugby for an Under 6 team in New Zealand.

Van Dam has also played junior rugby for the following sides; Auckland U18s, Blues U18s and Auckland under 20's.

He has featured with the New Zealand U20s and appeared at three Mitre 10 Cup teams – Manawatu, Bay of Plenty and Otago making a handful of senior appearances for each. [1]

He briefly played for Valley RFC in the Hong Kong Premiership, before being signed by Jersey Reds, ahead of the 2018-2019 RFU Championship Season. [2]

Van Dam capped a successful debut year at Jersey Reds. Scoring 40 points, in 20 appearances for the RFU Championship side. [3]

On 3 April 2020, Van Dam left Jersey to join Pro D2 outfit Aurillac in France from the 2020-21 season. [4]

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References

  1. "Valley's Leroy van Dam 'keen as for more rugby' after swapping New Zealand's Mitre 10 Cup for Hong Kong Premiership". South China Morning Press. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Reds add four new signings ahead of next season". ITV News. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "Leroy VAN DAM - Player statistics - It's rugby".
  4. "[TRANSFERT] Un Baby Black à Aurillac, un Wallaby à Montauban, le point complet" (in French). Le Rugby Nistere.fr. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

All Blacks U20 Profile: http://www.allblacks.com/Player/u20/2301