Joshua K. Goodhue (born 13 June 1995) is a New Zealand

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player.

Early career

Goodhue was raised on a farm in the

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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

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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. He later joined twin brother, Jack, in studying at Lincoln University.

Senior career

Goodhue earned his first provincial cap for Northland in

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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. In Round 4 of the

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Goodhue played his 50th game for the Taniwha against in

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Super Rugby

Impressive displays in tough circumstances for Northland saw Goodhue handed a Super Rugby contract by the Auckland based Blues ahead of the

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. He made his debut on 15 April 2017, coming off the bench against the

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International

Goodhue represented New Zealand at schoolboy level and was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which won the

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Career Honours

New Zealand Under 20 *

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Blues *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodhue, Josh 1995 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union locks Northland rugby union players Sportspeople from Kawakawa, New Zealand People educated at Mount Albert Grammar School Blues (Super Rugby) players Rugby union players from the Northland Region Black Rams Tokyo players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan