Sean Withy

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.

Sean Withy

Date of birth	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	New Zealand
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
School	Southland Boys' High School
University	University of Otago
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Southland, Highlanders Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020– Otago 6 (5) 2022– Highlanders 41 (15) Correct as of 5 June 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021 New Zealand U20 4 (0) Correct as of 5 June 2022

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]