Lachlan Boshier
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 November 1994 New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | New Plymouth Boys' High School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker | ||
| Current club | Taranaki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014− | Taranaki | 16 | (5) |
| 2016− | Chiefs | 7 | (5) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2011−12 | New Zealand Schools | () | |
| 2014 | New Zealand Under-20 | 4 | (5) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 October 2016. | |||
Lachlan Boshier (born 16 November 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who currently plays as a flanker for the Taranaki Bulls in the Mitre 10 Cup.[1] He also featured for Hamilton-based Super Rugby franchise, the Chiefs, during the 2016 season.[2]
Early and provincial career
Boshier was born in New Plymouth and attended New Plymouth Boys' High School where he captained their first XV. Upon leaving school, he took up a building apprenticeship while making his way through the ranks in his local province, Taranaki. He made his senior debut for the Bulls in 2014 and established himself as more of a regular in 2015, making 8 appearances.[2]
Super Rugby career
Season ending injuries to flankers Mitchell Karpik and Sam Henwood, saw Boshier called into the Chiefs Super Rugby squad early in 2016. He acquitted himself well at that level and featured in 7 games, scoring one try as his side reached the semi-finals of the competition.[2]
International career
Boshier represented New Zealand at schoolboy level and was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which competed in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in his home country.[3]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 14 August 2016[4]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chiefs | 7 | 1 | 6 | 218 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 6 | 218 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Lachlan Boshier Port Taranaki Bulls Player Profile". TRFU. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Off the building site and into the Chiefs for Taranaki flanker Lachlan Boshier". Rugby Heaven. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lachlan Boshier All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lachlan Boshier itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 16 August 2016.