Isaac Salmon

Isaac Arapata Salmon (born 5 September 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a prop for in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship. He also plays for New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. Salmon was educated at Nelson College from 2011 to 2014.

Career
While not included in the squad that was named for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup season, Salmon made his debut for the Mako on 27 August 2017 against. He went on to play 6 games for the province in his first season.

He was named in the squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season, but did not play.

Salmon was part of the Tasman team that won the Mitre 10 Cup in 2019 for the first time. He was again part of the Mako side that won their second premiership title in a row in 2020. Tasman again made the final in 2021, with Salmon coming off the bench, but the Mako this time lost 20–23 to.

In 2022 and 2023, Salmon played for Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby.

Salmon was signed by for the 2023 Bunnings NPC season. Due to injury, he only played 3 games for his new province that season, but he was part of the team that played its very first NPC final, which the Magpies narrowly lost 19–22 to.

On 13 November 2023, New Orleans Gold announced that the club had signed Salmon for the 2024 Major League Rugby season. He made his debut for the club on 9 March 2024 in its round 2 game against Anthem Rugby Carolina.