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Rugby player
Joe Moody
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Full name
| Joseph Paul Tamatea Moody
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Date of birth
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1988-09-18
)
18 September 1988
(age 35)
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Place of birth
| Christchurch
, New Zealand
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Height
| 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
[1]
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Weight
| 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
[1]
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School
| Christ's College
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Joseph Paul Tamatea Moody
(born 18 September 1988) is a New Zealand
rugby union
footballer who plays as a
prop
for the
Crusaders
in
Super Rugby
and
Canterbury
in the
Bunnings NPC
. He made his debut for
New Zealand
in 2014 and has 57 international caps.
Early life
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Moody was born in
Christchurch
. He is affiliated to the
Ng?i Tahu
M?ori tribe and grew up on
Tuahiwi
Marae.
Rugby union career
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Moody started playing rugby league at a young age and aspired to play for the Kiwis over the ABs, until the high-school rugby changed that. He played rugby at Woodend rugby club at a young age and later Lincoln Rugby Club where he still plays for the Senior Rugby team between representative rugby for
Canterbury
and the
All Blacks
.
He was a member of the
Crusaders
Wider Training Squad for the
2013 Super Rugby season
and was subsequently promoted to the senior squad for the
2013 season
.
[2]
[3]
He was included in the
All Blacks
squad for the
2013 Rugby Championship
as cover for injured Crusaders' teammate
Wyatt Crockett
.
[4]
Moody was named in New Zealand's 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup where he played in the knockout stages. Moody eventually supplanted Crockett as the first-choice loosehead prop in 2016 when he was named in the All Blacks again.
Moody was a member of the
M?ori All Blacks
in 2015.
[5]
Moody was warned for a dangerous tackle in 2016
[6]
[7]
and was yellow-carded twice in the 2016?17 international season
[8]
including for a spear tackle.
[9]
Moody played in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, playing in five of their six tests during the competition. Moody started in all three of the knockout rounds for New Zealand, including their 7?19 loss to England in the semi-final.
List of international test tries
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Try
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Date
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Venue
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Opponent
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Result
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Competition
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1
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1 November 2014
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Soldier Field
,
Chicago
, United States of America
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United States of America
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74?6
(Won)
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2014 End-of-Year tests
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2
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16 June 2018
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Westpac Stadium
,
Wellington
, New Zealand
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France
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26?16
(Won)
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2018 Mid-Year tests
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3
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25 August 2018
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Eden Park
,
Auckland
, New Zealand
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Australia
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40?12
(Won)
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2018 Rugby Championship
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4
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6 October 2019
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Tokyo Stadium
,
Tokyo
, Japan
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Namibia
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71?9
(Won)
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2019 Rugby World Cup
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5
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1 November 2019
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Tokyo Stadium
,
Tokyo
, Japan
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Wales
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40?17
(Won)
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2019 Rugby World Cup
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Updated:
16 December 2019
Source:
[1]
Wrestling career
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Moody wrestled from a young age until he was 21. He won several national titles.
[10]
Statistics
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Date
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Competition
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Style
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Age Group
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Weight Class
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Rank
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25 August 2007
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World Championship
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Freestyle
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Juniors
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96.0
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15
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2 March 2007
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Oceania Championship
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Freestyle
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Seniors
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96.0
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1
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Juniors
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96.0
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1
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Greco-Roman
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Juniors
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96.0
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1
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Seniors
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96.0
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2
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1 May 2006
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Oceania Championship
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Greco-Roman
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Seniors
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96.0
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1
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Juniors
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96.0
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1
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30 April 2006
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Oceania Championship
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Freestyle
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Juniors
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96.0
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1
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Seniors
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96.0
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1
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Honours
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New Zealand
References
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External links
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Backs
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Head coach
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