11 Facts About Simon Maling

1.

Thomas Simon Maling was born on 3 June 1975 and is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer and former All Black.

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2.

Simon Maling played for most of his rugby career in New Zealand for the Otago Highlanders and the All Blacks from 1996 - 2004 before heading overseas to London to play part of one season at Harlequins in 2004 before heading to Japan.

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3.

In mid-2009, at age 34, Maling hung up his boots and retired from rugby and returned to his native New Zealand to live.

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4.

Simon Maling was born 3 June 1975 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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5.

Simon Maling grew up in Cashmere, Christchurch and attended Christ's College where he excelled at both rowing and rugby union.

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6.

Simon Maling played for the Otago Highlanders in the Super 14 competition starting in 1997 for a total of seven years.

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7.

Simon Maling played 11 tests for the All Blacks since making his international debut against Italy in 2001 and he was an All Black for four years.

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8.

Simon Maling studied at the University of Otago where he gained his Bachelor of Commerce degree.

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9.

In 2004, following the 2003 Rugby World Cup, Simon Maling made it back into the All Blacks and played all four tri-nations tests that year.

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10.

Simon Maling returned to New Zealand to live in 2009, where he now farms in the South Island close to Wanaka.

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11.

Clever line-out forward with a good workrate and a good jumper, Simon Maling perhaps lacked the physical presence to dominate at the very top level.

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