About
Tom Christie returns to Super Rugby in 2022, following a lengthy stint on the sideline with a dislocated shoulder.
The Canterbury loose forward was first named in the Crusaders squad for the 2020 season, but he is no stranger to the environment at Rugby Park in Christchurch.
Tom spent three seasons playing for Shirley Boys’ High School in the Crusaders region secondary schools competition and captained the side in his final year at school. He joined the Crusaders Academy in 2016 after representing the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ team.
His other representative honours to date include Canterbury Under 19, Crusaders Development XV, and New Zealand Under 20. Tom won the Junior World Championship with the Under 20 side in 2017 and went on to Captain the team in 2018.
Later that year, Christie was named in the Mitre 10 Cup squad for the first time, but he already had one first-class cap to his name – a 2017 Premiership Final appearance. Christie took the field with five minutes to go in the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup Final against Tasman, to not only earn his first appearance in the red and black jersey, but a Premiership winners medal as well.