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Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1988-07-26) 26 July 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Kamo, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kamo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Carpenter (born 26 July 1988) is a New Zealand born rugby union footballer who plays as either a Second Five-Eighth or Centre. He represented Japan at the international level, starting at inside centre against Romania and Ireland in the 2017 July Tests.
He formally played for Toyota Verblitz having joined them in 2014. He previously played for Northland in his home country. He was named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which competed in the Super Rugby 2016 season.
References
- "Derek Carpenter ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- "Derek Carpenter Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- "Derek CARPENTER profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Derek Carpenter Toyota Verblitz Player Profile". Verblitz Rugby (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- "Derek Carpenter itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union centres
- Northland rugby union players
- Toyota Verblitz players
- Sunwolves players
- Tokyo Sungoliath players
- People educated at Kamo High School
- Rugby union players from Whangārei
- Japan international rugby union players