Lachlan Boshier
Lachlan Boshier (born 16 November 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Taranaki in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Chiefs in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3]
| Full name | Lachlan Scott Boshier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | New Plymouth Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early 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.[4]
Senior career
Boshier debuted for Taranaki during their Premiership winning season of 2014, however due to strong competition for places he only appeared once that year. He established himself as more of a regular in 2015, making 8 appearances as the Bulls reached the competition's semi-finals before going down to Canterbury. 2016 was largely a year of frustration as injury held him back in the early part of the year and once fit again he mostly had to make do with substitute appearances in a competitive Taranaki side which once again made the Mitre 10 Cup semi-finals.[4][5]
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.[4] He was subsequently promoted to the franchise's full squad for the 2017 Super Rugby season.[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.[6][7][8]
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 14 August 2016[5]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 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.
- "Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Lachlan Boshier Chiefs Player Profile". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Off the building site and into the Chiefs for Taranaki flanker Lachlan Boshier". Rugby Heaven. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Lachlan Boshier itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Lachlan Boshier All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "NZSchools team named for internationals". All Blacks. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "NZU20 squad named for IRB JWC2014". All Blacks. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.