| Tony Penn | |
| Full Name: | Anthony Wayne Penn |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1978 |
| Birth Place: | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight: | 242 lb |
| Position: | Prop |
| Provinceyears1: | 1999–09 |
| Provinceapps1: | 117 |
| Provincepoints1: | 65 |
| Superyears1: | 2001–07 |
| Superapps1: | 27 |
| Superpoints1: | 0 |
Anthony Wayne Penn (born 11 July 1978) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.[1] [2]
Penn was born in New Plymouth and educated at Francis Douglas Memorial College, where he partnered future Fiji international Deacon Manu in the front-row of the 1st XV. He represented New Zealand at under-19 and under-21 level.[3]
A loosehead prop, Penn was a NZ Maori representative and played his club rugby for Tukapa.[4] He got called up by the Hurricanes from Taranaki for the final round of the 2001 Super 12 season and was a regular in the XV over the next two campaigns, with further intermittent appearances until 2007. Before retiring in 2009, Penn had three seasons captaining Taranaki.[5] He later became head coach of Guam and guided them to their highest ever World Rugby ranking.[6]
Penn is now based in Pocklington, East Yorkshire.[7]