Samuel Richard Johnstone (born 14 December 1976) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.
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| Date of birth | 14 December 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hailing from Timaru, Johnstone attended both Otago Boys' High School and Timaru Boys' High School.[1] He was a New Zealand Schools representative player in 1995.[2]
Johnstone, a prop, had stints with provincial sides Marlborough, Wellington, Nelson Bays and Tasman, in a career which spanned from 1999 to 2006. He also featured once for the Crusaders, against the Chiefs at North Harbour Stadium, during the Canterbury team's title-winning 1998 Super 12 campaign.[3]
References
edit- ^ McMurran, Alistair (25 September 2012). "Rugby: OBHS biggest contingent in NZ schools team". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ "Crusaders One-Hit Wonders". ClubRugby.nz. 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Where Are They Now: The 1998 Crusaders swell rugby coaching ranks". Stuff.co.nz. 14 July 2018.