Doug Sanft
Douglas Gordon Sanft is a New Zealand–born Samoan former rugby union international.[1]
| Full name | Douglas Gordon Sanft | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | De La Salle College | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Wellington, Sanft spent his childhood in Samoa but finished his schooling at Auckland's De La Salle College. He is a brother of Samoa international Quintan Sanft.[2]
Sanft, primarily a fly-half, played his provincial rugby with Counties Manukau and Poverty Bay. He had several seasons in England for clubs including Halifax and the Cornish Pirates, as well as a stint with Spanish club CRC Madrid[3][4]
In 2006, Sanft was capped for Samoa in a match against Japan in New Plymouth, which they won by 44 points.[5]
Sanft was coach of the Manukau Rovers side that won the Gallaher Shield in 2022, to end a 49-year title drought. He is director of rugby and head coach at Marist Brothers Old Boys.[6]
References
- "Pirates sign two internationals". BBC News. 5 June 2008.
- "College Sport: winners 1991-2014". NZ Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- "Halifax look assured of promotion". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 28 March 2005.
- "Sanft makes Mounts Bay loan move". BBC News. 4 December 2008.
- "Japanese misery deepens in NZ". rugby365.com. 17 June 2006.
- "Moana Pasifika name strong coaching line up for inaugural Under 20s team – Moana Pasifika". moanapasifika.co.nz. 13 March 2023.