Josh Matthew John Lord (born 17 January 2001) is a New Zealand

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player who plays as a

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for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and

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in the Bunnings NPC.

Club career

He was named in the Chiefs wider training squad for the

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, and into the full squad for 2021.

International career

Lord was called up to the

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, New Zealand's national team, for the 2021 end-of-year tests, as cover for Scott Barrett, despite having only one season at Super Rugby. He made his international debut for New Zealand, playing 22 minutes off the bench against the

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on 24 October.

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