Glen Osborne
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Date of birth | August 27, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Wanganui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glen Matthew Osborne (born 27 August 1971) is a New Zealand television presenter, former rugby union player and current Police Constable for the New Zealand Police.
Osborne was born in Wanganui and played representative rugby for Wanganui in the National Provincial Championship from 1990–1991, then for North Harbour from 1992. He represented the Waikato Chiefs in the Super 12 competition from 1996.
Osborne made his test debut for the All Blacks against Canada in 1995, scoring two tries, and was the All Blacks' first choice as full back during the 1995 Rugby World Cup, where he played in five of New Zealand's six matches. He continued to play internationally until 1999, playing 19 test matches plus two appearances as a replacement. His final test was a 1999 Rugby World Cup match against Italy, where he scored two tries. He scored a career total of 11 test tries.
Osborne is regularly making appearances on Māori Television. He is filming a new television show Bring Your Boots, Oz where he is the presenter. Bring Your Boots, Oz is a heartland rugby series created by Julia Parnell with Dane Giraud, a celebration of rugby union and what it means to Māori.
In 2016, at the age of 44, Osborne graduated as a constable for the New Zealand Police. [1]
References[]
- ^ "Black has been exchanged for blue". 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand police officers
- Living people
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- Expatriate rugby union players in Japan
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- North Harbour rugby union players
- Chiefs (rugby union) players
- Black Rams Tokyo players
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1970s birth stubs