Thomas Simon Maling (born 3 June 1975 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby Union footballer. His usual position is at lock. He is 1.97m tall and weighs 110kg. He played for theOtago Highlanders in the Super 14 competition. He played 11 tests for the All Blacks since making his international debut against Italy in 2001. He studied at Otago University where he gained his Bachelor of Commerce degree. His first class debut came with three matches for New Zealand Colts in 1996, two of them at the Southern Hemisphere Under 21 tournament. The following year he made three Super 12 appearances for the Highlanders, played once for the Rugby Academy and had eight matches for Otago, mostly as a replacement.