Lachlan Boshier (born 16 November 1994) is a

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player who currently plays as a loose forward for in New Zealand's domestic

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and the in the international

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competition.

Early career

Boshier was born in

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and attended

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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.

Senior career

Boshier debuted for Taranaki during their Premiership winning season of

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, however due to strong competition for places he only appeared once that year. He established himself as more of a regular in

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, making 8 appearances as the Bulls reached the competition's semi-finals before going down to .

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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.

Super Rugby career

Season ending injuries to flankers Mitchell Karpik and

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, 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. He was subsequently promoted to the franchise's full squad for the

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International career

Boshier represented New Zealand at schoolboy level and was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which competed in the

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in his home country.

Career Honours

Taranaki * Mitre 10 Cup Premiership -

Super Rugby statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boshier, Lachlan 1994 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union flankers Chiefs (Super Rugby) players Taranaki rugby union players Rugby union players from New Plymouth People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School Saitama Wild Knights players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan