Hamish Gard

Hamish Gard (born 21 June 1985) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays as a centre.

Hamish Gard
Date of birth (1985-06-21) 21 June 1985
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Stand off / Inside Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–13,
2013–14,
2014–15,
2015–present		 NTT Docomo Montpellier La Rochelle
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries		 40 9 32 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–09 Canterbury 23 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–09 Crusaders 9 (11)

Career

Gard attended Palmerston North Boys' High School where he was known as "the mudgard" and "T-Form". In 2003 Gard made the Hurricanes Secondary Schools Team and his rugby began a meteoric rise. He played for Montpellier [1] in the French league Top 14 from February 2013 to December 2013. He signed for La Rochelle in December 2013. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and then for the NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes (Japan).

Following his professional rugby career, Hamish accepted a lucrative offer to join Xigo as both a Project Manager in the construction industry and also a midfielder in the Div 3, 7 aside football team, The Xigoals. Hamish rewarded the investment early in his stint at Xigo netting 10 goals on the way to securing the Div 3 Championship and also the Golden Boot.

References
  1. "Hamish Gard LNR Profile". web page. LNR. Retrieved 18 April 2013.


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