Hamish Northcott

Hamish Northcott
Date of birth (1992-08-06) August 6, 1992
Place of birth Feilding, New Zealand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
School Feilding High School
University Massey University
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2012– Manawatu 36 (15)
correct as of 16 October 2016.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2015 Blues 6 (0)
correct as of 12 June 2015.

Hamish Northcott (born 6 August 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a second five-eighth for Manawatu in the Mitre 10 Cup.[1][2][3] He has also played for the Blues in Super Rugby.[4]

Career

A product of Feilding High School, Northcott followed a well walked path into the Manawatu Turbos Mitre 10 Cup team. He debuted in 2012 making only 1 appearance and then played 4 times the following year. In 2014 he finally nailed down a place as a starter and was a key member of the Turbos side which finished top`of the ITM Cup Championship division.[2]

Northcott has also been a member of the Hurricanes development side.[5]

Some strong performances in the Turbos midfield during 2014 earned him a Super Rugby contract with the Blues for 2015.[4]

The Blues did not sign Northcott for the 2016 season.[6]

References

  1. "Hamish Northcott Manawatu Turbos Player Profile". Turbos Rugby. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Hamish Northcott itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. "Hamish Northcott ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Consistency sees Northcott heading north". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. "Northcott to Play for Hurricanes Development Side". Turbos Rugby. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. "Northcott ready for Super call-up". Stuff. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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