Todd Robert Feather (born 19 September 1977) is a New Zealand former professional

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player. Feather grew up in

Reporoa Reporoa is a rural community in Rotorua Lakes within the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located within the Reporoa Caldera, a caldera in the Taupō Volcanic Zone containing the Deer Hill, Kairuru and Pukekahu rhyolitic la ...

, a small community between Rotorua and Taupo. He is the younger brother of Hurricanes forward Campbell Feather and was educated at

New Plymouth Boys' High School New Plymouth Boys' High School is a single-sex boys' state secondary school in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. The school currently caters for approximately 1300 students, including 210 boarders, on its site. The school often collaborat ...

. After training as an engineer, Feather picked up work in Perth and made the Western Australia state side for a match against the 2001 British Lions. His four years in the city culminated in a starring role at fly-half for Perth Gold in their 2003

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premiership win, which helped secure him a contract with the

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. Feather played three of the first round rounds of the

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with the Reds before a broken foot ended his campaign. He competed for French club

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in the

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. In 2005, Feather returned home and made a belated debut in New Zealand top-level rugby with

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at 27-years of age.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Feather, Todd 1977 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union players from Waikato Queensland Reds players Taranaki rugby union players Aviron Bayonnais players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Australia New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School