Tom Donnelly rugby player
Tom Donnelly rugby player

Tom Donnelly

1st Oct 1981 2.00m/113kg No 4 Lock

Donnelly joined the Crusaders in 2012 after eight years and 65 caps with the Highlanders.

He originally hails from Rotorua and played for the Rotorua Boys High School First XV, captained by former Highlanders teammate and Craig Newby, that won the National championship in 1998. Donnelly played for the Junior All Blacks in 2006 and 2007 and made his All Black debut in 2009 against Australia.

He took his international playing career overseas following the 2012 Crusaders season, doing a seven month stint playing for the Mitsubishi Club in Japan.

Donnelly spent two seasons with Montpellier (2014-2016) and a final campaign at Bayonne for the 2016-17 season before retiring from rugby.

He has coached Otago since 2017.

Career

highlanders Highlanders
Assistant Coach
2023 - present
image (4) Otago
Head Coach
2023 - present
image (4) Otago
No 4 Lock
2002 - 2011
Untitled design (11) Crusaders
No 4 Lock
2012 - 2013
auckland-blues Blues
No 4 Lock
2013 - 2014
New Zealand New Zealand
No 4 Lock
2009 - 2014
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No 4 Lock
2014 - 2015
avironbayonnais Bayonne
No 5 Lock
2016 - 2017
nz New Zealand U20's
Head Coach
2022 - 2023