Former Avalon No. 8 Thomas Waldrom: Club Rugby's International Player of the Year for 2012
Waldrom made his Test debut in South Africa in June and went on to play four Tests in 2012.
After making his debut for Wellington in 2001 (80 caps) and the Hurricanes in 2004 (29 caps), Waldrom moved to the? Crusaders and Canterbury in 2009, where he also played for the Hawke’s Bay Magpies in the ITM Cup.
He also combined an impressive 22 caps for New Zealand Secondary Schools (2001), New Zealand U19s (2001-2002) and the New Zealand U21s (2002-2003) in his formative years. He also played for New Zealand Maori in 2006, and then again in 2008.
In 2010 he departed for England to link up with 2009/10 English Premiership champions the Leicester Tigers.
Waldrom, with tankish qualities, made such a fist of his first season at Welford Road that he was named the Rugby Players' Association player of the year for his performances in the English Premiership.
At the same time he was eligible to play for England through his grandmother and in June 2011 he made England's initial training squad for the the Rugby World Cup before making his full international debut in 2012.
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| Date | Competition | Rnd | Pos | Team 1 | Score 1 | Team 2 | Score 2 | T | C | P | DG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-18 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 9 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 5 | Petone: Premier | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-05-04 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 7 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 22 | HOBM: Premier | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019-03-23 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 1 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 27 | Wellington: The Axemen | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-05-31 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 10 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 21 | Upper Hutt: Premier | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008-05-24 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 9 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 0 | Marist St Pats: Premier | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-05-17 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 8 | 255 | Avalon: Premier | 15 | Poneke: Premier | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008-05-10 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 7 | 255 | Avalon: Premier | 10 | Ories: Premier | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008-04-26 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 5 | 12 | Avalon: Premier | 0 | HOBM: Premier | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-04-19 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 4 | 12 | Avalon: Premier | 5 | Wests: Premier | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-04-12 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 3 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 13 | Tawa: Premier | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008-03-29 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 1 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 6 | Petone: Premier | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-06-30 | Hardham Cup | 3 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 47 | Norths: Premier Reserve | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-06-23 | Hardham Cup | 2 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 34 | Upper Hutt: Premier | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007-04-07 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 2 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 25 | Upper Hutt: Premier | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-03-31 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 1 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 17 | Tawa: Premier | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07-01 | Jubilee Cup Premier | 3 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 21 | Poneke: Premier | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-06-24 | Jubilee Cup Premier | 2 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 28 | Tawa: Premier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-05-20 | Swindale Shield 2005-2024 | 8 | 255 | Avalon: Premier | 34 | HOBM: Premier | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2005-07-02 | Jubilee Cup Premier | 3 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 28 | Marist St Pats: Premier | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06-25 | Jubilee Cup Premier | 2 | 8 | Avalon: Premier | 20 | Poneke: Premier | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |