Clint Newland is a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 Rugby Union player, currently playing with the . He was born in Dannevirke

Dannevirke

Dannevirke , is a rural service town in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the major town of the administrative Tararua District, the easternmost of the districts in which the Regional Council has responsibilities...

 and attended New Plymouth Boys' High School

New Plymouth Boys' High School

New Plymouth Boys' High School is a single-sex boys' state secondary school in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. It was founded in 1882 and celebrated its 125th Jubilee in 2007....

 as a boarder. Newland has been playing for Hawkes Bay since 1999, where he debuted against Poverty Bay. He played in every match until 2007 when he was served a 10 week ban for knocking out Wellington Prop Neemia Tialata. Newland was then selected for Super 14

Super 14

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 for the Highlanders. He was then selected for the NZ Maori team playing 1 game before a shoulder injury ruled him out of successive matches including the 2008 NPC round. He returned for the Highlanders playing impressively throughout the season. Although playing tighthead for the Highlanders he is able to perform well in both propping positions. In November 2010, Leinster

Leinster Rugby

Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...

 announced the signing of Newland on a short term contract, running until February 2011. In March 2011, he signed for the .

Provincial

Newland made his provincial debut for Hawkes Bay in 1999. He played in the NZ Divisional XV from 2002–2005 when the competition was revised to increase the number of NPC teams. In 2008 he was selected to play Super 14 for the Highlanders. Newland has impressed at Leinster, with Stephen Keogh saying Newland brings some much needed 'Kiwi beef' to the Leinster front five. He failed to impress at Leinster with Mike Ross starting almost every game ahead of him.

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