Daniel Crichton

Daniel Francis Crichton (born 22 October 1985) is a New Zealand-born Samoan former international rugby union player.

Daniel Crichton

Full name	Daniel Francis Crichton
Born	(1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 (age 40) Wellington, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	240 lb (109 kg)
School	De La Salle College
Rugby union career
Position Back-row Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2005 Auckland 2 (0) 2006–07 Counties Manukau 9 (0) 2009 Tasman 5 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 Samoa 4 (0)

Biography

Born in Wellington, Crichton was educated at Auckland's De La Salle College and represented New Zealand at under-19s level, featuring in a World Championship-winning team in 2004.^[1]

Crichton played his rugby as a loose forward and occasional lock. He competed in New Zealand provincial rugby for Auckland, Counties Manukau and Tasman.^[2] In 2012, Crichton played Test rugby with Samoa and was in the side that won the Pacific Nations Cup. He had overseas stints with Gran Ducato Parma in Italy and Farul Constanța in Romania.^[3]

See also

• List of Samoa national rugby union players