Liam Coombes-Fabling

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Liam Coombes-Fabling
Birth nameLiam Coombes-Fabling
Date of birth (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb)
School St. John's College, Hamilton
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, first five-eighth
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020– Waikato 32 (60)
Correct as of 13 December 2022
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Highlanders 6 (5)
2023 Chiefs 2 (5)

Liam Coombes-Fabling (born 7 July 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Waikato in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is wing.

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Early life

Coombes-Fabling attended St. John's College, Hamilton. [1]

Rugby career

Coombes-Fabling played for the Waikato under-19s team at the Jock Hobbs Memorial Tournament in 2017. Playing at first five-eighth, Coombes-Fabling lead Waikato to the final; they would go on to lose 30–17 in the final against Auckland. [2]

Since 2020 he has played for Waikato in the NPC. He scored 3 tries in the 2020 season. [3] On 24 September 2021, Coombes-Fabling scored two tries in a winning effort against Tasman which moved Waikato to the top of the NPC Premiership Division standings. [4] On 1 October he scored a hat-trick in a 38–28 loss against Northland. [5]

Reference list

  1. ↑ "NZ Sevens Call Up for Coombes-Fabling". St. John's College, Hamilton . 13 April 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ↑ King, Jesse (18 September 2017). "Waikato under-19s rugby coach sees red over yellow card in final". Stuff . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Liam COOMBES-FABLING - Player statistics". Itsrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Waikato Move to Top of Premiership". National Provincial Championship . 26 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Manawatu second in Championship, Tasman top Premiership". National Provincial Championship . 3 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

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