Wayne Ormond (rugby union)
{{Short description|New Zealand rugby union player (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Wayne Ormond
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| full_name = Wayne Wilson Ormond
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|08|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tokoroa, New Zealand
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| height = 6 ft 3 in
| weight = 235 lb
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| position = Lock / Flanker
| provinceyears1 = 1999–05
| province1 = {{rut|Bay of Plenty}}
| provinceapps1 = 65
| provincepoints1 = 55
| provinceyears2 = 2011
| province2 = {{rut|King Country}}
| provinceapps2 = 1
| provincepoints2 = 0
| superyears1 = 2003–05
| super1 = {{Rut|Chiefs}}
| superapps1 = 25
| superpoints1 = 0
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Wayne Wilson Ormond (born 9 August 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.{{cite news |title=Wayne Ormond coaches as way to give back |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/sport/wayne-ormond-coaches-as-way-to-give-back/IPAOFMQTCDVTORT33OYH375RYI/ |work=NZ Herald |date=14 March 2012 |language=en-NZ}}
Biography
Ormond comes from the small community of Tihoi, near Taupō in Waikato.{{cite news |title=NPC where are they now? Bay of Plenty legend Wayne Ormond back on the farm in Tihoi where it all began |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/122808042/npc-where-are-they-now-bay-of-plenty-legend-wayne-ormond-back-on-the-farm-in-tihoi-where-it-all-began |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=19 September 2020}}
A blindside flanker and lock, Ormond is best remembered for being captain of the first Bay of Plenty team to claim the Ranfurly Shield, with a 33–28 upset over Auckland in 2004. He was named the NPC's most valuable player for 2004 and got nominated for that year's Halberg Awards.{{cite news |title=Ormond up for Halberg Award |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/sport/ormond-up-for-halberg-award/5EIDZOVLIOTEVPXQOAKTQKLCUA/ |work=NZ Herald |date=18 December 2004 |language=en-NZ}} The All Black selectors however overlooked Ormond for the 2004 end-of-year rugby union internationals, in favour of Jerry Collins and an uncapped Jerome Kaino.{{cite news |title=Disappointment at Ormond's non-selection |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/disappointment-at-ormonds-non-selection/Q7N5BUXM7CO7L3ZYI336NARF7Y/ |work=NZ Herald |date=27 October 2004 |language=en-NZ}}
Ormond competed with the Chiefs from 2003 to 2005 and won four caps for New Zealand Maori.{{cite web |title=Wayne Wilson Ormond |url=https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/wayne-wilson-ormond |website=New Zealand Rugby History |language=en}} He headed overseas to Japan in 2006 and spent five seasons with Fukuoka club Coca-Cola Red Sparks.{{cite news |title=Ormond to leave Bay of Plenty and head to Japan |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/npc/ormond-to-leave-bay-of-plenty-and-head-to-japan/MKV3QA6F6JOVTYOAMY3GJLYNRE/ |work=NZ Herald |date=5 October 2005 |language=en-NZ}} On his return to New Zealand, Ormond made a solitary appearance for King Country, having moved back to his family farm in Tihoi.{{cite news |title=Ormond's heart is with Rams for championship |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/5329667/Ormonds-heart-is-with-Rams-for-championship |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=23 July 2011}}
References
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External links
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Category:New Zealand rugby union players
Category:Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
Category:Bay of Plenty rugby union players
Category:King Country rugby union players
Category:Coca-Cola Red Sparks players
Category:New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan