| Born | Thomas Craig Gilbert Hendrickson 1 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Hendrickson (born 1 September 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player, currently playing for English club Worcester Warriors in the Champ Rugby. He plays as a centre.
Career
[edit]Hendrickson made his debut for the Chiefs in November 2013, featuring in a LV= Cup win over Harlequins FC at Sandy Park and started for the first time with Exeter against Ospreys a week later in the LV= Cup.[1]
Hendrickson played on 30 March 2018 as Exeter Chiefs beat Bath Rugby in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[2] The previous season he had been a replacement in the Anglo-Welsh cup final but Exeter lost to Leicester Tigers on that occasion.[3]
After 10 years with Exeter, he announced in December 2023 that he was leaving the club to take up a playing opportunity in Japan.[4]
Hendrickson returned to New Zealand in 2025, signing with North Harbour for the 2025 Bunnings NPC.[5]
On 5 December 2025, Hendrickson returns to England as he signed for re-vamped Worcester Warriors in the Champ Rugby for the 2025-26 season.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Nelson, New Zealand to a Kiwi father and Cornish mother he was five when they came to Cornwall and at age seven began playing for the Cornish Pirates minis.[7]
Honours
[edit]Winners 2017-18
Runner-Up 2016-17
References
[edit]- ^ "Young Gun: Tom Hendrickson – Exeter centre - The Rugby Paper". www.therugbypaper.co.uk.
- ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs". BBC Sport. 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Exeter Chiefs 12-16 Leicester Tigers". BBC Sport. 19 March 2017.
- ^ ""Different opportunity" – Exeter Chiefs centre departs with immediate effect". Ruck. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "North Harbour Rugby Union". www.harbourrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Tom Hendrickson: Worcester Warriors sign former Exeter Chiefs centre". BBC Sport. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs Player List". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk.