Lewis Ormond

Lewis Ormond
Date of birth (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994
Place of birth Hawera, New Zealand[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Notable relative(s) Jackson Ormond (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–14
2017–present		 Taranaki Academy
Southland

National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2015– New Zealand 7
Correct as of 4 August 2016

Lewis Ormond (born 5 February 1994) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. Ormond is a former basketballer.[2]

Career

Born in Hawera,[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 Jordan Bunce of Manawatu.[5]

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

  1. 1 2 "Lewis Ormond". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Lewis Ormond". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Kaka still out but Forbes and Mikkelson return". Radio New Zealand. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.


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