Tahlor Cahill (born 8 June 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Canterbury in the Bunnings NPC. His preferred position is lock.[1]
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| Born | 8 June 2003 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Shirley Boys High School, Hamilton Boys High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
editCahill attended Shirley Boys High School where he played in their First XV and senior volleyball teams. Cahill moved to Hamilton Boys' High School for his final year of school where he played rugby for their First XV[2] and captained the senior volleyball team. Cahill plays his club rugby for Marist Albion. He missed out on selection for the Crusaders U20 squad, however was selected for the New Zealand Barbarians side for the competition, winning the player of the tournament.[3] He was selected for the New Zealand U20s in both 2022 & 2023.[4]
Professional career
editCahill has represented Canterbury in the (NPC) National Provincial Championship since 2023, being named in their full squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC season.[5] Tahlor has since made 36 apperances for Canterbury and has scored one try, being in a 43-11 win aganst Northland during the 2023 season. Tahlor has won one Bunnings NPC title with Canterbury winning the 2025 season.
Tahlor was named for the first time in the Crusaders squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.[6] He has gone on to appear in 37 games for the Crusaders since 2024 and won one Super Rugby Pacific Title in 2025
In June 2026 Tahlor was selected in the Maori All Blacks 2026 squad. Starting at lock and playing all 80 minutes, Tahlor made his debut 27 June 2026 in a 38-31 win against Japan XV in Nagoya [7]
References
edit- ↑ "Tahlor Cahill". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "How highly touted Tahlor Cahill overcame rejection to fulfill his Crusaders dream". Stuff. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "Cantabrian Tahlor-made for a big future". Otago Daily Times. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "New Zealand Under 20 named for France clash". All Blacks. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "Canterbury Rugby announce NPC squad for 2023 season". Canterbury Rugby Union. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ↑ "2024 Squad Launched" (Press release). Crusaders. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ↑ https://www.rugbypass.com/news/tamati-ellison-names-six-debutants-in-maori-all-blacks-team-to-play-japan-xv/ 25 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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