Noah Hotham Explained

Noah Hotham
Birth Date:23 May 2003
Birth Place:Hamilton, New Zealand
Height:1810NaN0
Weight:900NaN0
School:Hamilton Boys' High School
Relatives:Jazmin Felix-Hotham (sister)
Position:Halfback
Currentclub:Tasman,
Years1:2021–
Clubs1:Tasman
Apps1:23
Points1:50
Years2:2023–
Apps2:18
Points2:15
Repyears1:2022–2023
Repteam1:New Zealand U20
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:5
Repyears2:2024–
Repteam2:New Zealand
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0
Clubupdate:20 July 2024
Repupdate:20 July 2024

Noah Hotham (born 23 May 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for in the Bunnings NPC and the in Super Rugby. His position is halfback.[1] [2]

He made his test match debut for the New Zealand national rugby union team in July 2024.

Career

Hotham was named in the Tasman Mako squad as a development player for the 2021 Bunnings NPC.[3] He made his debut for Tasman against at Trafalgar Park in a non-competition match, coming off the bench in a 26–9 win for the Mako. He played his first official Bunnings NPC match in the final of the competition against in his hometown of Hamilton, with Tasman losing 23–20.

Hotham signed a 3 year deal with the between 2023 and 2025.[4] He made his debut for the side in Round 2 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the .

On 20 July 2024 Hotham made his All Blacks debut as a replacement for the injured Cortez Ratima in the 36th minute of the test match against Fiji played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: This is the best schoolboy rugby XV in the World in 2020 - NextGenXV. 2021-11-22. www.rugbypass.com. en.
  2. Web site: Hepburn. Steve. 2021-04-08. Three teams calling on highly rated halfback. 2021-11-22. Otago Daily Times Online News. en.
  3. News: Tasman Mako announce squad for provincial rugby defence. . 25 July 2021 . 15 October 2021.
  4. News: Crusaders Sign Halfback Noah Hotham . crusaders.co.nz. 21 July 2022 . 24 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Hamilton's family's sporting dynasty grows with All Blacks halfback call-up. 20 July 2024. NZ Herald.
  6. Web site: PREVIEW: All Blacks v Fiji (San Diego). 19 July 2024. allblacks.com.