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Patrick Osborne (rugby union)

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Patrick Osborne
Osborne in 2016
Birth namePatrick Osborne
Date of birth (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthSuva, Fiji
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
UniversityUniversity of the South Pacific
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Kubota Spears 5 (25)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2015 Canterbury 42 (70)
Correct as of 26 October 2015
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Crusaders 0 (0)
2013 Chiefs 9 (15)
2014–2017 Highlanders 51 (80)
Correct as of 31 July 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Fiji 6 (5)
Correct as of 17 July 2017

Patrick Osborne (born 14 June 1987) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a winger for Kubota Spears in the Japanese Top League.[1][2] He attended Holy Trinity Anglican School before spending his secondary school education at Jai Narayan College and Queen Victoria School.

Playing career

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Osborne made his ITM Cup debut for Canterbury against Hawke's Bay in 2010,[3] and became a regular starter for the province the following year. His strong performances earned him a contract with the Crusaders squad for the 2012 Super Rugby season, but he didn't make any appearances in the competition. After being hobbled by a broken collarbone during the 2012 ITM Cup, he signed with the Chiefs for the 2013 Super Rugby season. He finished the Chiefs' title-winning season with two tries from 9 appearances, including 4 starts.

Looking for more playing time, Osborne signed with the Highlanders for two seasons. Osborne was regular started in the 2014 season but with some injuries he was out for a few weeks. Osborne scored his first try for the Highlanders against the Blues on his debut for the team. [4]

He has made the All Blacks training side twice in 2014 and 2015 but was never selected. In May 2016, he dashed his All Blacks dream and made himself available for the Fiji. He also signed on to play for Kubota Spears in the Japanese Top League but would return to play for the Highlanders.[5]

In June 2016, he was included in the Fiji team for the June tests against Tonga and Samoa in the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup as well as the one-off test against Georgia.

References

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  1. ^ "Chiefs confirm 2013 squad and venue allocation". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Patrick Osborne Canterbury Player Profile". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Super Rugby Profile: Chiefs – Patrick Osborne". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ Osborne snaps up deal with Highlanders
  5. ^ "Osborne gives up on ABs". Stuff. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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