Birth name | Leroy Van Dam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Morrinsville, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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