Rugby player
| Full name | Anthony Wayne Penn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1978-07-11) 11 July 1978 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Wayne Penn (born 11 July 1978) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.
Early years
Penn was born in New Plymouth and educated at Francis Douglas Memorial College, where he partnered future Fiji international Deacon Manu in the front-row of the 1st XV. He represented New Zealand at under-19 and under-21 level.
Rugby career
A loosehead prop, Penn was a NZ Maori representative and played his club rugby for Tukapa. He got called up by the Hurricanes from Taranaki for the final round of the 2001 Super 12 season and was a regular in the XV over the next two campaigns, with further intermittent appearances until 2007. Before retiring in 2009, Penn had three seasons captaining Taranaki. He later became head coach of Guam and guided them to their highest ever World Rugby ranking.
Personal life
Penn is now based in Pocklington, East Yorkshire.
References
- "Semis, not survival, the focus for Penn". Stuff.co.nz. 26 August 2009.
- "Sport: Former Hurricane helping grow rugby on Guam". Radio New Zealand. 14 May 2018.
- "Anthony Wayne Penn". New Zealand Rugby History.
- "Penn pumped by strong team". Stuff.co.nz. 14 July 2012.
- "Former New Zealand prop-forward Tony Penn joins new-look Pocklington coaching team". York Press. 1 July 2016.
- "Sport: Guam rugby climbs to highest ever world ranking". Radio New Zealand. 15 May 2018.
- "RU: Pocklington coach Penn looking forward to new season after cup win with Guam". York Press. 5 July 2018.
External links
- Tony Penn at ESPNscrum
- 1978 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union coaches
- Coaches of international rugby union teams
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- Rugby union props
- People educated at Francis Douglas Memorial College
- Rugby union players from New Plymouth
- MΔori All Blacks players