Joel Hintz

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Joel Hintz
Date of birth (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Masterton, New Zealand
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
School St Patrick's College, Silverstream
University Lincoln University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Canterbury 2 (0)
2018 Wellington 11 (0)
2019–2024 Hawke's Bay 63 (5)
2023 New England Free Jacks 12 (0)
2023–2024 Sharks 2 (0)
2024 Western Force 1 (0)

Joel Hintz (born 11 July 1996) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He spent most of his career as a prop for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship. [1] He also played for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship in 2023 and 2024, [2] and the Western Force in Super Rugby in 2024. [3] He played for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States in 2023, [4] winning the 2023 MLR Championship with them.

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Early life

Hintz was a champion powerlifter before committing fully to rugby, setting an under-18 world record in the squat in 2014. [5]

Hintz graduated from Lincoln University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture) degree in 2018. He is of Māori descent, and affiliates to Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, and Ngāi Tahu. [6]

Playing career

Hintzs would sign with Canterbury in 2017 winning the Ranfurly Shield for the first time during his tenure with the team. He would then join Wellington in 2018 making 11 appearances.

In 2019 he would sign with Hawkes Bay during his tenure with the club Hintzs would win the Ranfurly Shield again in 2020, 2022 and 2023. As well as being a core piece to their Mitre 10 Cup Championship Division win in 2020.

Hintz would then sign with the New England free jacks for the 2023 season making 12 appearances and helping them win the 2023 MLR championship. [7]

Retirement

In 2025, Hintz announced his retirement from rugby, after being concussed on several occasions during his career. He said that we would taking up coaching, and concentrate on business interests. [8]

He is also an avid hunter and fishermen. [9]

References

  1. ↑ @hbmagpies; (31 July 2024). "Squad 2024" . Retrieved 1 August 2024– via Instagram.
  2. ↑ @sharksrugby; (4 December 2023). "Welcome powerlifter Joel Hintz to #OurSharks family" . Retrieved 5 December 2023– via Instagram.
  3. ↑ "Match Centre - Super Rugby Pacific - Blues vs. Western Force". SANZAAR. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Free Jacks sign Hawke's Bay Joel Hintz". New England Free Jacks (Press release). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ↑ https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/10/29/free-jacks-sign-hawkes-bay-prop-joel-hintz/
  6. ↑ "Rā Whakamana 2018". Lincoln University. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Graylin, Alex (28 October 2022). "Free Jacks sign Hawke's Bay Joel Hintz". New England Free Jacks. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Laing, Doug (29 June 2025). "Magpies: Prop Joel Hintz retires after one too many head knocks". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 28 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.


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