Joel Hintz

{{short description|New Zealand rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2020}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Masterton, New Zealand

| height = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|106|kg|lb stlb|abbr=on}}

| school = {{nowrap|St Patrick's College, Silverstream}}

| university = Lincoln University

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| position = Prop

| currentclub = Hawke's Bay, Western Force

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| years1 = 2017

| clubs1 = Canterbury

| apps1 = 2

| points1 = 0

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = Wellington

| apps2 = 11

| points2 = 0

| years3 = 2019–

| clubs3 = Hawke's Bay

| apps3 = 63

| points3 = 5

| years4 = 2023

| clubs4 = New England Free Jacks

| apps4 = 12

| points4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = {{Rut|Sharks}}

| apps5 = 2

| points5 = 0

| years6 = 2024

| clubs6 = Western Force

| apps6 = 1

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Joel Hintz (born 11 July 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a prop for {{Rut|Hawke's Bay}} in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.{{cite instagram | user=hbmagpies | postid=C-EgO2Ph29V | date=31 July 2024 | title=Squad 2024 | access-date=1 August 2024}} Recently, he also played as an injury replacement player for the {{Rut|Sharks}} in the United Rugby Championship{{Cite instagram | user=sharksrugby | postid=C0b1mg6pvHI | date=4 December 2023 | title=Welcome powerlifter Joel Hintz to #OurSharks family | access-date=5 December 2023}} and Western Force in Super Rugby.{{cite web | url=https://super.rugby/superrugby/match-centre/?competition=205&season=2024&match=939537 | title= Match Centre - Super Rugby Pacific - Blues vs. Western Force | work=SANZAAR | date=5 April 2024 | access-date=5 April 2024}} He previously played for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States.{{cite press release|url=https://freejacks.com/featured-news/free-jacks-sign-hawkes-bay-joel-hintz/|title=Free Jacks sign Hawke’s Bay Joel Hintz |work=New England Free Jacks |date=28 October 2022|access-date=31 October 2022}}