Josh Goodhue

Josh Goodhue
Date of birth	13 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	New Zealand
Height	199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
School	Mount Albert Grammar School
University	Lincoln University
Notable relative(s)	Cameron Goodhue (brother); Jack Goodhue (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Current team	Black Rams Tokyo
Senior career
Years	Team
2015–2022	Northland
2017–2022	Blues
2023–	Black Rams Tokyo
	Correct as of 13 August 2023
International career
Years	Team
2015	New Zealand U20
2017	New Zealand Barbarians
	Correct as of 13 August 2023

Joshua K. Goodhue (born 13 June 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Early career

Goodhue was raised on a farm in the Northland Region of New Zealand along with older brother Cameron and twin brother Jack, who would both also go on to become professional rugby union players. He attended Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland where he captained their top side to 17 victories in 20 games during the 2013 season.

After finishing school, he took a short break to visit brother Cameron who was playing for Worcester Warriors in England at the time. He played some rugby in England before returning to his homeland to turn out for Kawakawa in the local Northland club competition. During this time, he also captained his province at Under 19 level.^[5] He later joined twin brother, Jack, in studying at Lincoln University.^[4]

Senior career

Goodhue earned his first provincial cap for Northland in 2015 and appeared 7 times in total during what was a season to forget for the men from the far north as they finished bottom of the ITM Cup Championship standings with no wins in 10 games. He scored 3 tries in 6 games the following year in which the Taniwha improved, even if their results didn't, winning just 1 of 10 regular season games.^[6] In Round 4 of the 2021 Bunnings NPC Goodhue played his 50th game for the Taniwha against Manawatu in Palmerston North.

Super Rugby

Impressive displays in tough circumstances for Northland saw Goodhue handed a Super Rugby contract by the Auckland based Blues ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season.^[2]^[3] He made his debut on 15 April 2017, coming off the bench against the Hurricanes.

International

Goodhue represented New Zealand at schoolboy level and was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which won the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Career Honours

New Zealand Under 20

World Rugby Under 20 Championship - 2015

Blues

Super Rugby Trans-Tasman

References

^ "Josh Goodhue Northland Taniwha Player Profile". Taniwha Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Rugby: Goodhue gets nod for Blues". The Northern Advocate. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Blues 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Josh Goodhue Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ "New Zealand Under-20 Profile:The Goodhue twins". Club Rugby.co.nz. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ "Josh Goodhue itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ "Josh Goodhue All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ "NZ Under 20 squad named for World Champs in Italy". All Blacks. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
^ "2013 NZ Schools team named". All Blacks. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[Josh_Goodhue_Northland_Taniwha_Player_Profile-1] "Josh Goodhue Northland Taniwha Player Profile". Taniwha Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[Rugby:_Goodhue_gets_nod_for_Blues-2] "Rugby: Goodhue gets nod for Blues". The Northern Advocate. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[Blues_2017_Squad_Guide-3] "Blues 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[Josh_Goodhue_Blues_Player_Profile-4] "Josh Goodhue Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[New_Zealand_Under-20_Profile:The_Goodhue_twins-5] "New Zealand Under-20 Profile:The Goodhue twins". Club Rugby.co.nz. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[Josh_Goodhue_itsrugby_Player_Statistics-6] "Josh Goodhue itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[Josh_Goodhue_All_Blacks_Profile-7] "Josh Goodhue All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[NZ_Under_20_squad_named_for_World_Champs_in_Italy-8] "NZ Under 20 squad named for World Champs in Italy". All Blacks. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

[2013_NZ_Schools_team_named-9] "2013 NZ Schools team named". All Blacks. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

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