Liam Coombes-Fabling (born 7 July 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player for Waikato in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). His playing position is wing.
| Birth name | Liam Coombes-Fabling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. John's College, Hamilton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Coombes-Fabling attended St. John's College, Hamilton.[1]
Rugby career edit
Coombes-Fabling played for the Waikato under-19s team at the Jock Hobbs Memorial Tournament in 2017. Playing at first five-eighth, Coombes-Fabling led Waikato to the final; they would go on to lose 30–17 in the final against Auckland.[2]
Since 2020 he has played for Waikato in the NPC. He scored 3 tries in the 2020 season.[3] On 24 September 2021, Coombes-Fabling scored two tries in a winning effort against Tasman which moved Waikato to the top of the NPC Premiership Division standings.[4] On 1 October he scored a hat-trick in a 38–28 loss against Northland.[5]
Reference list edit
- ^ "NZ Sevens Call Up for Coombes-Fabling". St. John's College, Hamilton. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ King, Jesse (18 September 2017). "Waikato under-19s rugby coach sees red over yellow card in final". Stuff. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Liam COOMBES-FABLING - Player statistics". Itsrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Waikato Move to Top of Premiership". National Provincial Championship. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Manawatu second in Championship, Tasman top Premiership". National Provincial Championship. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.