Loki Crichton

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Loki Crichton
Date of birth (1976-03-14) 14 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Moata'a, Samoa
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
School Kelston Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Fly-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Manurewa ()
2012–2013 Manurewa ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2001 Counties Manukau ()
2002–2006 Waikato ()
2006–2007 Newcastle 19 (43)
2007–2009 Worcester 32 (102)
2009–2010 Suntory Sungoliath ()
2010–2012 L'Aquila 27 (32)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000–2006 Chiefs 46 (99)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2007 Samoa 10 (62)

Loki Crichton (born 14 March 1976) [1] is a former Samoan rugby union international player. He played at fullback or fly-half. [1]

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Club career

As a schoolboy he attended Auckland's Kelston Boys High School on a scholarship from Samoa, playing for their 1st XV, [2] then moving to Counties Manukau where he played for Manurewa Rugby Club from 1995 to 2001. He also made 48 appearances for the Counties Manukau Steelers playing at fly-half and fullback alongside Jonah Lomu and Joeli Vidiri.

He transferred to Waikato in 2002. He played for the Chiefs in the Super 14 and Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup. He made his debut for the Chiefs in 2000 in a match against the Crusaders. In 2005 he suffered serious neck injury which almost ended his career. [3]

Having travelled north with the Pacific Islanders Loki joined Newcastle on a short-term deal to cover the ongoing problems with Jonny Wilkinson and the England call up for Toby Flood for the 2007 Six Nations Championship.

In 2007 he signed for the Worcester Warriors on a two-year deal that kept him at Sixways until 2009. He was released after the 2008-09 Guinness Premiership. He now plays for L'Aquila in the Top12.

International career

He has represented Samoa on a number of occasions.

Loki Crichton was originally selected to play for Samoa at the 2003 Rugby World Cup however the Waikato Rugby Union refused to release him. He instead made his debut for Samoa in 2006, [4] during the inaugural 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations, the same year his contract with Waikato had finished. That year he was also named in the Pacific Islanders touring squad for 2006. [5]

Loki Crichton was selected in Samoa's Rugby World Cup squad in 2007. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Loki CRICHTON". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. Chris Rattue (30 June 2000). "Rugby: Crichton keen to seize his shot at rugby's big-time". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. "Injury may end Crichton's rugby career". New Zealand Herald. 20 March 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. "Crichton set to make Test debut for Samoa". ESPN. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. "Pacific Islanders team selected for three rugby union tests in Europe later this year". RNZ. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. "Brian Lima goes for record world cup". RNZ. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2023.