Tom Hendrickson

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Tom Hendrickson, born Thomas Craig Gilbert Hendrickson on 1 September 1994 in Nelson, New Zealand, is a professional rugby union player who plays at centre. He is 1.85 m tall and weighs 100 kg. He currently lines up for Kintetsu Liners in Japan’s Rugby League One and for North Harbour in New Zealand’s Bunnings NPC.

Hendrickson began his senior career with Exeter Chiefs in 2013 and stayed with the club until 2023, making 62 appearances and scoring 35 points. During his time with Exeter, he also spent loan spells with Redruth (1 appearance) and Cornish Pirates (63 appearances, 45 points), plus a stint with Plymouth Albion (6 appearances, 15 points). He made his Chiefs debut in November 2013 in an LV= Cup win over Harlequins and first started against the Ospreys a week later in the LV= Cup. He was part of the Exeter side that won the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2018, having also featured as a replacement in the 2017 final when Exeter lost to Leicester Tigers.

In December 2023, Hendrickson announced he would leave Exeter to take up a playing opportunity in Japan. In 2025 he returned to New Zealand and signed with North Harbour for the 2025 Bunnings NPC season. He was born in Nelson to a Kiwi father and a Cornish mother and moved to Cornwall at age five, beginning to play for the Cornish Pirates minis at seven.