Josh Blackie
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Josh Blackie (born 3 August 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who notably played for Otago in the National Provincial Championship and the Highlanders in Super Rugby. He also had a long stint for the Kobelco Steelers in Japan and played a season with the Blues in 2008. His position of choice was flanker.
He has played over a dozen tournaments as part of the New Zealand Rugby Sevens team. He won a gold medal at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
On 23 April 2007, it was announced that Blackie would leave the Otago Rugby Football Union and the Highlanders to take up a contract to play rugby in Japan[1] for the Kobelco Steelers.[2]
On 10 October 2008, it was stated that Blackie signed a 2-year deal with the Auckland Rugby Union,[3] making him eligible for the Blues and the All Blacks. Blackie cited the reason for moving to Auckland instead of Otago was he was born and raised in Auckland.
In 2013 Blackie established a scholarship of academic and sports fees for a year 10 student at his old school Liston College.[4]
References
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- ↑ Liston College Newsletter 117, 19 March 2013 (Retrieved 2 April 2013)
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External links
- Highlanders profile Retrieved 13 March 2007
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- Highlanders (rugby union) players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- 1979 births
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Kobelco Kobe Steelers players
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Otago rugby union players
- People educated at Liston College
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand male rugby sevens players
- Rugby union flankers
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rugby sevens
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games