Lewis Ormond

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|02|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hāwera, New Zealand

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| school = New Plymouth Boys' High School

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| relatives = Jackson Ormond (brother)

| position = Centre, Wing, Fullback

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| years1 = 2017–2019

| clubs1 = Southland

| apps1 = 28

| points1 = 40

| years2 = 2020

| clubs2 = Taranaki

| apps2 = 11

| points2 = 15

| years3 = 2021

| clubs3 = Aurillac

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| clubupdate = 1 December 2023

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| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2015–

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = New Zealand

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| ru_sevensupdate = 1 December 2023

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Lewis Ormond (born 5 February 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the New Zealand national sevens team.{{cite web|url=http://olympic.org.nz/athletes/lewis-ormond/|title=Lewis Ormond|access-date=4 August 2016|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305183617/http://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/lewis-ormond/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allblacks.com/Player/Sevens/2475?team=Sevens|title=Lewis Ormond|publisher=New Zealand Rugby Union|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142140/http://www.allblacks.com/Player/Sevens/2475?team=Sevens|archive-date=29 November 2018|url-status=dead}}

International career

Born in Hāwera, Ormond was a New Zealand under-20 trialist and had three seasons in the Taranaki Sevens setup under Willie Rickards.{{cite web|url=http://www.trfu.co.nz/TRFU/News/BREAKING-NEWS-LEWIS-ORMOND-SELECTED-FOR-ALL-BLACKS-SEVENS-TEAM|title=Breaking News: Lewis Ormond selected for All Blacks Sevens team|publisher=Taranaki Rugby Union|date=20 March 2015|access-date=4 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529214540/http://trfu.co.nz/TRFU/News/BREAKING-NEWS-LEWIS-ORMOND-SELECTED-FOR-ALL-BLACKS-SEVENS-TEAM|archive-date=29 May 2015|df=dmy-all}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/67458950/dj-forbes-tim-mikkelson-return-to-nz-sevens-team-for-hong-kong-and-tokyo-legs|title=DJ Forbes, Tim Mikkelson return to NZ sevens team for Hong Kong and Tokyo legs|author=Strang, Ben|date=20 March 2015|access-date=4 August 2016|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|archive-date=27 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927124242/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/67458950/DJ-Forbes-Tim-Mikkelson-return-to-NZ-sevens-team-for-Hong-Kong-and-Tokyo-legs|url-status=live}} Ormond made his debut at the Hong Kong Sevens along with Jordan Bunce of Manawatu.,{{cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/269087/kaka-still-out-but-forbes-and-mikkelson-return|title=Kaka still out but Forbes and Mikkelson return|date=20 March 2015|access-date=4 August 2016|publisher=Radio New Zealand}} and now plays for Stade Aurillacois.

Ormond earned sevens caps in the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series and was selected for the New Zealand Sevens team for the inaugural 2016 Summer Olympics rugby sevens tournament.{{cite news|date=3 July 2016|title=Historic first for Rugby Sevens as 24 athletes named for Olympic Games|url=http://olympic.org.nz/news/historic-first-for-rugby-sevens-as-24-athletes-named-for-olympic-games/|publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee|access-date=4 July 2016|archive-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708141859/http://www.olympic.org.nz/news/historic-first-for-rugby-sevens-as-24-athletes-named-for-olympic-games/|url-status=live}}

Ormond was selected for the All Blacks Sevens squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-31 |title=NZ squads named for Rugby World Cup Sevens |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-new-zealand-squads-named-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-in-cape-town/IEBB6C4QDFGF4PDSR2UVMOGGOY/ |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-31 |title=New Zealand Sevens teams named for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/new-zealand-sevens-teams-named-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-in-cape-town/ |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=allblacks.com |language=en-NZ}} He won a silver medal after his side lost to Fiji in the gold medal final.{{Cite web |last=Julian |first=Adam |date=2022-09-12 |title=New Zealand sides scoop silver in Cape Town |url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/heartbreak-for-new-zealand-sides-in-cape-town/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=allblacks.com |language=en-NZ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922010536/https://www.allblacks.com/news/heartbreak-for-new-zealand-sides-in-cape-town/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-12 |title=NZ Sevens come up short, losing World Cup finals in Cape Town |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/12/nz-sevens-come-up-short-losing-world-cup-finals-in-cape-town/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=1 News |language=en |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924121722/https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/12/nz-sevens-come-up-short-losing-world-cup-finals-in-cape-town/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Sam |date=2022-09-11 |title=Recap: New Zealand's men and women beaten in Rugby World Cup Sevens finals in Cape Town |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/300684524/recap-new-zealands-men-and-women-lose-their-rugby-world-cup-sevens-finals-in-cape-town |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Stuff |language=en}}

Personal life

Of Māori descent, Ormond affiliates to the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.{{cite news | url=http://tvnz.co.nz/te-karere-news/43-m-ori-athletes-head-rio-olympics-6485449 | title=43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics | date=5 August 2016 | work=Te Karere | access-date=6 August 2016 | archive-date=8 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808161124/http://tvnz.co.nz/te-karere-news/43-m-ori-athletes-head-rio-olympics-6485449 | url-status=live }} 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.

References

External links

{{World Rugby Sevens Series player|mens/55025}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142140/http://www.allblacks.com/Player/Sevens/2475?team=Sevens Lewis Ormond] at AllBlacks.com
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{{Olympics.com profile|lewis-ormond}}
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Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:New Zealand male rugby sevens players

Category:New Zealand international rugby sevens players

Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for New Zealand

Category:Rugby union players from Hāwera

Category:Ngāti Kahungunu people

Category:New Zealand Māori rugby union players

Category:Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne players

Category:New Zealand rugby union players

Category:New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France

Category:Southland rugby union players

Category:Taranaki rugby union players

Category:People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School

Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen