Lewis Ormond
| Date of birth | 5 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hāwera, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hawera High School New Plymouth Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jackson Ormond (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Ormond (born 5 February 1994) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. Ormond is a former basketballer.[2]
Career[]
Born in Hāwera,[1] Ormond was a New Zealand under-20 trialist and had three seasons in the Taranaki Sevens setup under Willie Rickards.[3] Ormond was first selected for the New Zealand Sevens for the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens after impressing at the National Rugby Sevens Tournament in January.[4] Ormond made his debut at the Hong Kong Sevens along with of Manawatu.[5], new players from Stade Aurillacois, the best french team
Ormond earned sevens caps in the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series and was selected for the New Zealand Sevens team squad for the inaugural 2016 Summer Olympics rugby sevens tournament.[6]
Personal life[]
Of Māori descent, Ormond affiliates to the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.[7] He is the brother of Jackson Ormond, a rugby player for Taranaki in the Mitre 10 Cup and former New Zealand Sevens player, whom he cites as his inspiration for his rugby career.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Lewis Ormond". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Lewis Ormond". New Zealand Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Breaking News: Lewis Ormond selected for All Blacks Sevens team". Taranaki Rugby Union. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Strang, Ben (20 March 2015). "DJ Forbes, Tim Mikkelson return to NZ sevens team for Hong Kong and Tokyo legs". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Kaka still out but Forbes and Mikkelson return". Radio New Zealand. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
External links[]
- Lewis Ormond's All Blacks Sevens profile
- Lewis Ormond at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- New Zealand male rugby sevens players
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players of New Zealand
- Rugby union players from Hāwera
- Ngāti Kahungunu
- New Zealand Māori rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs