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Isaac Salmon
New Zealand rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isaac Arapata Salmon (born 5 September 1996)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays as a prop.[2] He currently plays for New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States and Hawke's Bay in the Bunnings NPC.[3] Salmon was educated at Nelson College from 2011 to 2014.[4]
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Career
While not included in the Tasman squad that was named for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup season,[5] Salmon made his debut for the Mako on 27 August 2017 against Manawatu.[6] He went on to play 6 games for the province in his first season.
He was named in the Blues squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season, but did not play.[7]
Salmon was part of the Tasman team that won the Mitre 10 Cup in 2019 for the first time.[8] He was again part of the Mako side that won their second premiership title in a row in 2020.[9] Tasman again made the final in 2021, with Salmon coming off the bench, but the Mako this time lost 20–23 to Waikato.[10]
In 2022 and 2023, Salmon played for Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby.[11]
Salmon was signed by Hawke's Bay for the 2023 Bunnings NPC season.[2] Due to injury, he only played 3 games for the province.
On 13 November 2023, New Orleans Gold announced that the club had signed Salmon for the 2024 Major League Rugby season.[3] He made his debut for the side on 9 March 2024 in Round 2 against Anthem Rugby Carolina.[12]
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