Thomas Joshua Sebastian Donnelly

Tom Donnelly

New Zealand
	Full name Thomas Joshua Sebastian Donnelly Born October 1, 1981, Rotorua Current age 42 years 200 days Major teams Bayonne, Blues, Crusaders, Highlanders, Junior All Blacks, Montpellier, Otago, New Zealand Position Lock Height 6 ft 7 in Weight 231 lb

Test career
	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Won	Lost	%
All Tests	2009-2010	15	14	1	14	1	93.33
Bledisloe Cup	2009-2010	6	6	0	5	1	83.33
The Rugby Championship	2009-2010	7	7	0	7	0	100

Career statistics
Test debut	New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Sep 19, 2009 match details
Last Test	Ireland v New Zealand at Lansdowne Road, Nov 20, 2010 match details
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Profile

Donnelly made his debut for Otago in 2002 and became a regular member of the side in 2003, fulfilling his early promise.

His appearances in 2004 were restricted by injury, but he caught the eye in 2005 for both the Highlanders and Otago in tandem with All Blacks lock James Ryan. As a result he was selected at lock for the Possibles side in the 2005 All Blacks Trial but did not make the full squad.

The Rotorua-born forward, who failed to earn any honours for New Zealand's age-grade teams, finally gained international recognition with the Junior All Blacks in 2006 and was selected again in 2007.

New Zealand coach Graham Henry finally handed him his first start for New Zealand against Australia in the 2009 Tri-Nations clash in Wellington. His All Blacks bow - at 12 days short of his 28th birthday - made him the fourth oldest debutant of the professional era.

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