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| Date of birth | 10 September 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ellesmere college | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnny Legg (born 10 September 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a rugby union player who played at scrum-half for Otago in the ITM Cup.
Legg played age-group level in Canterbury and was selected to U-19 and U-20 national teams. In 2009, he moved south to Otago and made his first two appearances for the province in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup.
In the 2010 ITM Cup, he served as the regular backup to Sean Romans at halfback, appearing in 12 of 13 Otago matches. He made his first start in a 13–11 victory over Tasman on 12 September.
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