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Rugby player
Glen Osborne
Date of birth (1971-08-27) August 27, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birthWanganui
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–1991 Wanganui 20 (16)
1992-99, 2001 North Harbour 69 (166)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-98 Chiefs 19 (40)
1999 Hurricanes 8 (10)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995-99 New Zealand 29 (85)
1994-99 Maori All Blacks 9 (53)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
New Zealand 7s

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 to 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, and is fluent in Te Reo Maori. 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.

In 2022, he revealed on season 2 of Match Fit that the professionalization of rugby coincided with his Super Rugby debut, which put his dreams of becoming a policeman on hold for 20 years. Health-wise: He looked fit, but he had high total blood cholesterol. Musically, however, both he and Charles Riechelmann can play the guitar. Osbourne turned the words from Ka Mate haka into a ballad. However: He and Piri Weepu, as fluent Maori speakers missed the powhiri and the song, then pulled out of the game against East Coast the next day with hamstring issues, but with injury toll mounting, he became an emergency backup as an unfamiliar spot as a flanker.

References

  1. "Black has been exchanged for blue". 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. "Match Fit Season 2 Ep 2 | DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Match Fit Season 2 Ep 3 | DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

External links

New Zealand squad – 1995 Rugby World Cup runners-up
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Mains
New Zealand squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup fourth place
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Hart


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