Kane Gregory Thompson (born 9 January 1982) is a New Zealand-born Samoan
rugby union
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player. He played for
Taranaki
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth D ...
in the
Mitre 10 Cup
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. He currently plays for
NOLA Gold in
Major League Rugby (MLR).
Professional rugby career
He debuted for the Highlanders in 2006. He showed he was well capable of stepping up to the higher level and he had a strong 2006 season for Southland. In 2007 he represented Manu Samoa at the Rugby World Cup and went on to represent U.S. Dax in the Top 14 in France. Kane represented Samoa at the 2011 Rugby World Cup before taking up a contract with Chiefs in 2012, who became Super Rugby champions in that year.
He played for the
Chiefs in the
2012 Super Rugby, joining national teammate
Mahonri Schwalger.
On 17 July 2014, Thompson signed for
Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union.
The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...
who compete in the English
Aviva Premiership from the 2014–15 season.
Kane also represented Samoa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England
References
External links
Newcastle Falcons Profile
1982 births
Living people
Yokohama Canon Eagles players
Chiefs (rugby union) players
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Expatriate rugby union players in France
Expatriate rugby union players in Japan
Expatriate rugby union players in the United States
Hawke's Bay rugby union players
Highlanders (rugby union) players
Manawatu rugby union players
New Orleans Gold players
New Zealand expatriate rugby union players
New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England
New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in France
New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan
New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States
New Zealand people of Samoan descent
Newcastle Falcons players
Rugby union players from Wellington City
Samoa international rugby union players
Southland rugby union players
US Dax players
Wellington rugby union players
Taranaki rugby union players
Rugby union locks
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