Toby Arnold

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| caption = Arnold in 2015

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Te Kūiti, New Zealand

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| height = 1.78 m

| weight = 87 kg

| ru_position = Fullback, Wing

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| years1 = 2013–

| clubs1 = Lyon

| apps1 = 221

| points1 = 375

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| ru_provinceyears1 = 2007–12

| ru_province1 = Bay of Plenty

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| ru_provincepoints1 = 40

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| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2009–12

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = {{nrut7|New Zealand}}

| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 = (19)

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{{MedalGold| 2010 Delhi | Team competition}}

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Toby Arnold (born 11 September 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union player. Arnold currently plays for French club Lyon{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/toby-arnold_prs366717/person.shtml |title=Toby Arnold – Fiche Joueur – Rugby |access-date=28 June 2016}} after signing in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/8792719/Sevens-star-quits-Olympic-dream-for-France |title=Sevens star quits Olympic dream for France |date=13 June 2013 |author=Stuff |access-date=22 March 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503345&objectid=11103130 |title=Toby Arnold: A fantastic servant of Bay rugby |date=26 June 2013 |author=NZ Herald.co.nz |access-date=22 March 2015}}

Arnold generally plays in the fullback and wing positions.

He notably played for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.

He has also played for the All Blacks Sevens team, making his debut in 2009. A year later he was included in the squad to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/news/new-zealand-sevens-squad-named-for-2010-commonwealth-games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614154711/http://www.olympic.org.nz/news/new-zealand-sevens-squad-named-for-2010-commonwealth-games |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 June 2012 |title=New Zealand Sevens Squad Named For 2010 Commonwealth Games |author=olympic.org.nz |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=22 March 2015}}

Arnold gave up on his 2012 Olympics dream after a serious knee injury in that year left him rethinking his future.{{cite web |url=http://ur7s.com/news/toby_arnold_turns_his_back_on_olympic_rugby_7s_dream_and_signs_for_club_in_france |title=Toby Arnold turns his back on Olympic Rugby 7s dream and signs for club in France |author=ur7s.com |date=15 June 2013 |access-date=22 March 2015}}