Joe Royal (rugby union)
| Birth name | Joseph Wirihana Royal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 May 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Te Aute College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Auckland University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Kelly Morrison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Jerzy-James Royal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Wirihana Royal (born 31 May 1985 in Rotorua, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays in the hooker (and occasionally prop) position for provincial side Auckland Gulls and for New Zealand's Māori international side the Māori All Blacks.[1] Royal has previously played club rugby in Auckland before heading to Bay of Plenty Rugby in 2013 and spending 4 seasons with the Bay Steamers. After moving back home to Auckland in 2017 as an injury replacement for the Blues, has played 4 seasons with the Counties Manukau Steelers and is now with both Auckland Rugby in the Bunnings NPC and loaned to Ngāti Porou East Coast in the Heartland Championship.
Personal life
[edit]Royal is a New Zealander of Māori descent (Te Arawa, Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei and Ngāpuhi descent).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Royal Bay of Plenty Profile". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "5 players from Ngāti Porou named in "Maori All Blacks"Ngāti Porou East Coast". 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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- 1985 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Māori All Blacks players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Rotorua
- Living people
- Ngāpuhi people
- Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei people
- Te Arawa people
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- Auckland rugby union players
- Moana Pasifika players
- People educated at Te Aute College
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1980s birth stubs