Teihorangi Walden
Teihorangi Thomas Walden is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a midfield back for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition. He also plays for the Rugby New York in Major League Rugby.
Early career
Walden is originally from New Plymouth and was schooled at Francis Douglas Memorial College in his hometown where he played first XV rugby. During his schooldays, he was selected in the schools side alongside future teammate Jackson Hemopo. He moved south to Dunedin to attend university and at the same time began working his way through the rugby structures; he was a member of their academy, played for their age group sides and also turned out for Southern in the local Otago rugby competition.Senior career
His first taste of senior rugby came with the Otago Razorbacks in 2013, making 5 appearances including 1 start as the men from Dunedin finished as runner up on the Championship log before being defeated by in the semi-finals. In 2014 he established himself as a regular with 9 starts and 2 tries in what was a disappointing season overall for Otago, culminating in a 6th-place finish out of 7 teams.2015 was much more positive for both Walden and the Razorbacks with him starting 9 times and scoring 1 try and Otago finishing 3rd on the log before being comprehensively defeated by in the semi-finals. He was again in fine form during the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup scoring 2 tries in 11 games as the Razorbacks finished 1st on the championship log before surprisingly succumbing to in the tournament final which consigned them to another season of championship rugby in 2017.