Thomas Umaga-Jensen (born 31 December 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition.[1] Thomas has been on the radar since high school where he and his twin brother Peter Umaga-Jensen were stand-outs in the Scots College 1st XV for several years. Umaga-Jensen was a member of the winning New Zealand U20s team that travelled to Georgia in 2017 and convincingly beat England U20s in the final. His position of choice is Second Five-Eighth. In 2020 He moved to Otago.
| Full name | Thomas Umaga-Jensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Scots College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Peter Umaga-Jensen (brother) Tana Umaga (uncle) Jerry Collins (uncle) Mike Umaga (uncle) Jacob Umaga (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family
editThomas's brother Peter Umaga-Jensen has also represented Wellington at rugby at senior level. They are the nephews of former All Black captain Tana Umaga and All Black star Jerry Collins
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Umaga-Jensen". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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