Tony Lamborn

Tony Lamborn (born 31 July 1991) is a New Zealand-born American rugby union player who plays as a flanker. He currently plays his club rugby for Southland in the Mitre 10 Cup,^[1] and the Blues in the Super Rugby competition. He also played for the United States national rugby union team.

Tony Lamborn

Full name	Tony Andrew Lamborn
Date of birth	(1991-07-31) July 31, 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Timaru, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb)
School	Ashburton College
Notable relative(s)	James King (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8 Current team Southland, Blues Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 North Otago 9 (15) 2013–2017 Hawke's Bay 46 (45) 2016 Hurricanes 4 (0) 2018 San Diego Legion 2 (0) 2018 Southland 9 (5) 2019 New Orleans Gold 1 (10) 2020– Blues 9 (5) 2020– Southland 10 (20) Correct as of 25 December 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2019 United States 23 (40) Correct as of 8 September 2020

Career

Lamborn was educated at Ashburton College. He left school at age 16 and travelled to Havelock North.^[2]

Lamborn played for Hawke's Bay U18 and U20 teams.^[2]

Lamborn debuted for the Magpies in 2013, however it was in 2015 when his performances really started to catch the eye. He was named as Hawke's Bay's 2015 MVP as they won the ITM Cup championship with a 26-25 loss over Tasman .^[3] Subsequently, he was named as a member of the Hurricanes wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season.^[4]

International

In May 2016, Lamborn was named to the United States national rugby union team for their June 2016 tests.^[5] He qualified to play for the Eagles due to his father and other relatives being American.

Family

Lamborn is the cousin of James King, a former Blues and Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby player.^[2]