John Hardie (rugby player)
| Nickname | Hardz | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lumsden, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Southland Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2015– | Edinburgh | 10 | (20) |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2007–2014 | Southland | 65 | (65) |
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Correct as of 19 October 2014
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2010–2015 | Highlanders | 53 | (20) |
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Correct as of 6 September 2015
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2015– | Scotland | 15 | (15) |
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Correct as of 26 February 2017
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John Hardie (born 27 July 1988) is a New Zealand born Scottish international rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh. Hardie predominantly plays as an open side flanker, though he is also comfortable on the blindside. Having previously played for the Southland Stags in the Mitre 10 Cup and the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition, Hardie is currently signed to a contract with the Scottish Rugby Union until 2017.
As a student of Southland Boys High School he was in the first XV for three years from 2004 to 2006 earning New Zealand Secondary Schools selection in his final year. The following year he was a member of the New Zealand Under 19 team which won the 2007 IRB World Championships in Ireland.
He made his Southland debut in 2007 against Otago, and emerged as a full-time starter during the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup, appearing in every match and scoring three tries. He continued to be a key member of the squad as the Stags defended the Ranfurly Shield for the greater part of the 2010 ITM Cup season. Another outstanding season with the Stags in 2011, in which they regained the Ranfurly Shield from Canterbury, saw him named Stags player of the year and also Southland Supporters Club player of the year for the second year. In 2013, Hardie again won the Stags player of the year and also the players player title. In 2014, he again won player of the year title.
Based on his strong performance in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup, Hardie was included in the Highlanders squad for the 2010 Super 14 season. Serving mainly as backup to starting flankers Adam Thomson and Alando Soakai, he made 11 appearances over the course of the 13 game season, including three starts.
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