Jarrad Hoeata
Encyclopedia
Jarrad Hoeata is a professional rugby union
player who plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and represents Taranaki
in the ITM Cup. He made his debut for the All Blacks
during the 2011 Tri Nations
tournament.
to pursue a teaching degree, and moved through age group levels for Canterbury. He moved to Taranaki
to get more playing time, and made his debut for that province in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup
.
After losing much of 2007 to a serious knee injury, Hoeata established himself as a regular started for the club in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup
, and made a further 12 starts in 2009 to earn himself a Super Rugby contract.
Hoeata's 2010 season started on a sour note with a drunk-driving arrest but he rebounded with his strongest season for Taranaki in the 2010 ITM Cup
, scoring two tries as the province was one of the surprises of the competition.
Hoeata earned a spot with the Chiefs for the 2010 Super 14 season
, and spent the season as a depth player on the squad, making 5 appearances but not starting a match.
When Jamie Joseph
, who had previously coached Hoeata with the New Zealand Māori
, offered Hoeata a chance to move south to join the Highlanders for the 2011 Super Rugby season, Hoeata jumped at the chance. While he played mainly at flanker with Taranaki, Joseph chose to use him as a lock and he developed into one of the form players of the competition, with his strong play keeping All Black Tom Donnelly
on the substitute's bench.
An aggressive defender and strong tackler, Hoeata's game has been compared to that of Brad Thorn
, and he has been mentioned as a potential successor to Thorn with the All Blacks
.
for their 2010 Centenary Series. Used as a lock by coach Jamie Joseph
, he started all three games in the series and was one of the standouts in victories over Ireland
and England
.
Hoeata's strong performances with the Highlanders have saw him garner attention as a potential future All Black, and he was selected to the national squad for the 2011 Tri Nations Series
. He made his All Blacks debut on 22 July 2011 against Fiji in a 60–14 victory.
Hoeata previously played rugby sevens
for New Zealand during the 2006 season.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and represents Taranaki
Taranaki Rugby Union
Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...
in the ITM Cup. He made his debut for the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
during the 2011 Tri Nations
2011 Tri Nations Series
The 2011 Tri Nations Series was the sixteenth annual Tri Nations rugby union series between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, respectively nicknamed the All Blacks, Wallabies, and Springboks. It was also the last series in which only three teams...
tournament.
Provincial Rugby
Hoeata was born Tauranga but moved to ChristchurchChristchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
to pursue a teaching degree, and moved through age group levels for Canterbury. He moved to Taranaki
Taranaki Rugby Union
Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...
to get more playing time, and made his debut for that province in the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup
2006 Air New Zealand Cup
The 2006 Air New Zealand Cup is a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Friday 28 July 2006, and the Grand Final was won by Waikato on 21 October 2006....
.
After losing much of 2007 to a serious knee injury, Hoeata established himself as a regular started for the club in the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup
2008 Air New Zealand Cup
The 2008 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Thursday 31 July 2008, and continued until the final on 25 October 2008....
, and made a further 12 starts in 2009 to earn himself a Super Rugby contract.
Hoeata's 2010 season started on a sour note with a drunk-driving arrest but he rebounded with his strongest season for Taranaki in the 2010 ITM Cup
2010 ITM Cup
The 2010 ITM Cup was the 34th provincial rugby union competition, the fifth since the competition reconstruction in 2006 and the first under the new sponsor of ITM , involving the top 14 provincial unions of New Zealand...
, scoring two tries as the province was one of the surprises of the competition.
Super Rugby
While living in Canterbury, Hoeata was at one point a wider training group member of the Crusaders but never made the full squad.Hoeata earned a spot with the Chiefs for the 2010 Super 14 season
2010 Super 14 season
The 2010 Super 14 season kicked off in February 2010 with pre-season matches held from mid-January. It finished on 29 May. The 2010 season was the fifth and last season of the expanded Super 14 format. The schedule, which covers 3½ months, featured a total of 94 matches, with each team playing one...
, and spent the season as a depth player on the squad, making 5 appearances but not starting a match.
When Jamie Joseph
Jamie Joseph
James Whitinui Joseph is a former All Black flanker.Joseph's All Blacks career spanned 30 matches including 20 tests from 1992 to 1995 including the 1995 World Cup....
, who had previously coached Hoeata with the New Zealand Māori
New Zealand Maori rugby union team
New Zealand Māori is a rugby union team that traditionally plays teams touring New Zealand. A prerequisite for playing in this team is that the player is to have Māori whakapapa or genealogy. In the past this rule was not strictly applied. In the past non-Māori players who looked Māori were often...
, offered Hoeata a chance to move south to join the Highlanders for the 2011 Super Rugby season, Hoeata jumped at the chance. While he played mainly at flanker with Taranaki, Joseph chose to use him as a lock and he developed into one of the form players of the competition, with his strong play keeping All Black Tom Donnelly
Tom Donnelly
Thomas Mathew Donnelly is a rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders Super Rugby team, and provincial rugby for Otago. He has also made 15 appearances for the All Blacks since 2009.-Provincial Rugby:...
on the substitute's bench.
An aggressive defender and strong tackler, Hoeata's game has been compared to that of Brad Thorn
Brad Thorn
Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union...
, and he has been mentioned as a potential successor to Thorn with the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
.
International
After a strong season with Taranaki, Hoeata was selected to the New Zealand MāoriNew Zealand Maori rugby union team
New Zealand Māori is a rugby union team that traditionally plays teams touring New Zealand. A prerequisite for playing in this team is that the player is to have Māori whakapapa or genealogy. In the past this rule was not strictly applied. In the past non-Māori players who looked Māori were often...
for their 2010 Centenary Series. Used as a lock by coach Jamie Joseph
Jamie Joseph
James Whitinui Joseph is a former All Black flanker.Joseph's All Blacks career spanned 30 matches including 20 tests from 1992 to 1995 including the 1995 World Cup....
, he started all three games in the series and was one of the standouts in victories over Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
and England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
.
Hoeata's strong performances with the Highlanders have saw him garner attention as a potential future All Black, and he was selected to the national squad for the 2011 Tri Nations Series
2011 Tri Nations Series
The 2011 Tri Nations Series was the sixteenth annual Tri Nations rugby union series between the national rugby union teams of New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, respectively nicknamed the All Blacks, Wallabies, and Springboks. It was also the last series in which only three teams...
. He made his All Blacks debut on 22 July 2011 against Fiji in a 60–14 victory.
Hoeata previously played rugby sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
for New Zealand during the 2006 season.