Sean Withy

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Sean Withy
Date of birth (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth New Zealand
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
School Southland Boys' High School
University University of Otago
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Otago, Highlanders
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020– Otago 6 (5)
2022– Highlanders 1 (0)
Correct as of 5 June 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021 New Zealand U20 4 (0)
Correct as of 5 June 2022

Sean Withy (born 1 February 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and Otago in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is flanker.

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Early life

Withy attended Southland Boys' High School where he was the captain from 2017–2018. He was noted for his "work rate, accuracy and defensive work". In 2019 he moved to Dunedin to study at the University of Otago. He played club rugby for Otago University RFC. [1]

Rugby career

In 2021 he captained the Highlanders U20 team at the inaugural Super Rugby Aotearoa U20 tournament. He was named player of the tournament. [2] He was also a member of the New Zealand U20 team that undertook an internal domestic tour in June and July after a trans-Tasman tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

Withy made his debut for Otago in the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season, scoring one try that season in a match against Wellington. [3]

In September 2021, he was signed by the Highlanders ahead of the 2022 Super Rugby season. [1]

Reference list

  1. 1 2 3 "Highlanders invest in the future". Highlanders . 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Hepburn, Steve (28 April 2021). "Withy's wild ride". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mitre 10 Cup playoff race tightens up". National Provincial Championship . 12 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

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