Anton Segner
| Full name | Anton Segner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Nelson College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anton Segner (born 24 July 2001) is a German
.Early career
Prior to 2017, Segner was playing for SC 1880 Frankfurt, one of the most traditional clubs in Germany's domestic Rugby-Bundesliga competition. He quickly established himself as one of the leading figures in the youth setup of the club and went on to win numerous German youth championships. He also captained his team, while being one of the youngest members. Segner played for Germany Under 16 national squad in 2016. He didn't play for the U18 team though, as he continued his stay in New Zealand.[2]
New Zealand
Segner was on a six month stay in New Zealand in 2017 as an exchange student when he was offered a scholarship by Nelson College, he was then picked for the Nelson College top side.[3][4] Segner then went on to captain the Nelson College top side and led them to their first UC Championship title in twelve years in 2019.[5] In 2018 Segner made the Crusaders Under 18 squad and made his debut for the New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team against Tonga.[6] In 2021, he was named captain of the Crusaders under 20 side for the Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 competition.[7]
Professional rugby
At just 19 years of age, Segner was named in the
International career
In May 2021 Segner was named in the 2021 New Zealand Under 20 squad.[12]
References
- ^ "Anton Segner". mako.nz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "German student Anton Segner living the rugby dream in New Zealand". stuff.co.nz. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "German exchange student Anton Segner chases All Black dream". stuff.co.nz. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "The unknown players who are 'moonshot' picks to be All Blacks before the next World Cup". Rugbypass. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Anton Segner". allblacks.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "German teenager Anton Segner chasing his All Black rugby dream". stuff.co.nz. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Crusaders Under 20 squad named for 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa Under 20 tournament". crusaders.co.nz. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "2020 Tasman Mako Squad". mako.nz. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "'I'm living the dream' - Nelson College 1st XV star out to become first German All Black". TVNZ. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Mitre 10 Cup rising stars: German teen Anton Segner makes pro debut for Tasman". stuff.co.nz. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Tasman's rising German loosie Anton Segner signs 3-year deal with Blues". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "German-born teenager and Super Rugby stars headline 2021 New Zealand U20 squad". rugbypass.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.