Josh Lord (rugby union)

Josh Lord

Full name	Josh Matthew John Lord
Date of birth	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
School	Hamilton Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Taranaki, Chiefs Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019– Taranaki 28 (0) 2021– Chiefs 31 (0) Correct as of 5 November 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– New Zealand 7 (0) Correct as of 5 November 2024

Josh Matthew John Lord (born 17 January 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a Lock for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and Taranaki in the Bunnings NPC.

Club career

He was named in the Chiefs wider training squad for the 2020 Super Rugby season, and into the full squad for 2021. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

International career

Lord was called up to the All Blacks, New Zealand's national team, for the 2021 end-of-year tests, as cover for Scott Barrett, despite having only one season at Super Rugby. He made his international debut for New Zealand, playing 22 minutes off the bench against the USA Eagles on 24 October. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Gallagher Chiefs welcome replacement players from Chiefs regions" (Press release). Chiefs. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
2. "Taranaki under-20 players named in Chiefs squad". Stuff. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
3. "Josh Lord". ESPN Rugby. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
4. Reive, Christopher (24 October 2021). "'Hard to explain the emotion': Lord makes surreal test debut". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 29 June 2022.
5. McLeod, Alex (22 October 2021). "All Blacks rookie Josh Lord to make debut from bench against USA". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

External links

• Josh Lord at ESPNscrum
• Josh Lord at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Josh Lord at the All Blacks (archived)