Josh Goodhue

Joshua K. Goodhue (born 13 June 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a lock for Northland in the Mitre 10 Cup and the Blues in the Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3][4]

Josh Goodhue
Full nameJosh Goodhue
Date of birth (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995
Place of birthNew Zealand
Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
SchoolMount Albert Grammar School
UniversityLincoln University
Notable relative(s)Cameron Goodhue (brother)
Jack Goodhue (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Northland, Blues
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015– Northland 46 (30)
2017– Blues 27 (0)
Correct as of 13 December 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 New Zealand U20 5 (0)
2017 New Zealand Barbarians 1 (0)
Correct as of 13 December 2020

Early career

Goodhue was raised on a farm in northern New Zealand along with older brother Cameron and twin brother Jack, who would both also go on to become professional rugby union players. He attended Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland where he captained their first XV to 17 victories in 20 games during the 2013 season.

After graduating from high school, he took a short break to visit brother Cameron who was playing for Worcester Warriors in England at the time. He played some rugby in England before returning to his homeland to turn out for Kawakawa in the local Northland leagues. During this time, he also captained his province at Under-19 level.[5] He subsequently joined twin brother, Jack, in studying at Lincoln University.[4]

Senior career

Goodhue earned his first provincial cap for Northland in 2015 and appeared 7 times in total during what was a season to forget for the men from Whangarei as they finished bottom of the ITM Cup Championship log with no wins in 10 games. He scored 3 tries in 6 games the following year in which the Taniwha's level of performance improved, even if their results didn't get markedly better, winning just 1 of 10 regular season games.[6]

Super Rugby

Impressive displays in tough circumstances for Northland saw Goodhue handed a Super Rugby contract by the Auckland based Blues ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season.[2][3]

He made his debut on 15 April 2017, coming off the bench against the Hurricanes.

International

Goodhue represented New Zealand at schoolboy level and was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which won the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy.[7][8][9]

Career Honours

New Zealand Under 20

References
  1. "Josh Goodhue Northland Taniwha Player Profile". Taniwha Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "Rugby: Goodhue gets nod for Blues". The Northern Advocate. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Blues 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. "Josh Goodhue Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. "New Zealand Under-20 Profile:The Goodhue twins". Club Rugby.co.nz. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. "Josh Goodhue itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. "Josh Goodhue All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  8. "NZ Under 20 squad named for World Champs in Italy". All Blacks. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. "2013 NZ Schools team named". All Blacks. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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