Lewis Gjaltema
| Full name | Lewis Gjaltema | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Orewa College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Gjaltema (born 11 December 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a scrumhalf for Harlequins in the English Premiership.[1][2]
Career
[edit]North Harbour
[edit]Gjaltema began his professional career joining North Harbour in 2016 to play in the ITM Cup. He made his debut the following year. In 2018 was voted North Harbour's Premier Club Player Of The Year. He would later go on to captain the team.[3]
While at North Harbour he spent time training with the Auckland Blues wider training squad. Where he trained with future Harlequins teammate Joe Marchant.[4]
Harlequins
[edit]He joined Harlequins before the 2020–21 season,[5] making his debut in the Premiership Rugby Cup. In March 2023 he extended his contract with Harlequins.[6]
London Scottish
[edit]He has spent time on dual-registration at RFU Championship side London Scottish making his debut against Doncaster Knights.[7]
International career
[edit]While playing rugby for Orewa college, he impressed and was selected for New Zealand Schools Barbarians. He was then later selected for the New Zealand U20s wider training squad.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lewis GJALTEMA - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Lewis GJALTEMA profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Lewis Gjaltema". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Lewis Gjaltema". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Team, The Rugby Paper (18 November 2020). "Harlequins sign Mitre 10 scrum-half Lewis Gjaltema". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Harlequins scrum-half Gjaltema signs new contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ admin (10 February 2023). "London Scottish Name Side to take on Doncaster". London Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 1 August 2023.