Josh Renton

Josh Renton
Personal information
Full name	Joshua Renton
Born	(1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 Dunedin, New Zealand
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
School(s) attended	Otago Boys' High School
Club information
Playing position	Halfback
Current club	Otago / Highlanders
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2013−	Otago	28	(10)
2015−	Highlanders	4	(0)
Representative team(s)
2014	New Zealand Under-20	4	()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 31 July 2016. † Appearances (Points).

Josh Renton (born 25 May 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a halfback for Otago in the ITM Cup.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Renton started out his senior career with his local ITM Cup side Otago, debuting during the 2013 season against local rivals Southland.^[4] He largely served as back up to experienced Japanese halfback Fumiaki Tanaka throughout 2013, however Tanaka returned to Japan to play Top League rugby with the Panasonic Wild Knights in 2014 which saw Renton become first choice for the Razorbacks. He played 10 games during a disappointing campaign for the men from Dunedin and scored one try.^[2] He was subsequently named in the Highlanders wider training group for the 2015 Super Rugby season.^[4]

International Career

Renton represented New Zealand Under-20 during the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in his home country.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "Josh Renton Player Profile". Otago Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
1 2 "Josh Renton itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
↑ "Josh Renton ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
1 2 "Highlanders 2015 Squad Naming" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
↑ "Josh Renton New Zealand Under-20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
↑ "NZ U20 squad named for IRB JWC 2014". All Blacks.com. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

Highlanders squad

Forwards	Alex Ainley Shane Christie Liam Coltman Josh Dickson Ash Dixon Elliot Dixon Gareth Evans Tom Franklin Siua Halanukonuka Jackson Hemopo James Lentjes Daniel Lienert-Brown Craig Millar Guy Millar Greg Pleasants-Tate Dan Pryor Aki Seiuli Liam Squire Siate Tokolahi Joe Wheeler Luke Whitelock

Backs	Richard Buckman Jason Emery Matt Faddes Malakai Fekitoa Kayne Hammington Tevita Li Waisake Naholo Patrick Osborne Hayden Parker Josh Renton Aaron Smith Ben Smith Fletcher Smith Lima Sopoaga Rob Thompson Sio Tomkinson Teihorangi Walden

Coach	Tony Brown

Otago – current squad

Forwards	Allan Anderson-Heather Aoina Brighouse Coltman Dawai Dickson Franklin Grant Grogan Hohneck Hore Hunt Knight Lentjes Mata'afa Millar Pole Rowe Sasagi Seiuli Teu Toma Tweed

Backs	Collins Eade Ensor Faddes Fuatai Parker Renton Ruru Scott B. Smith F. Smith Stark Tomkinson J. Walden T. Walden Whiting Wilson

Head coach	Brown

Squads

Highlanders – 2015 Super Rugby champions

Forwards	Ainley Christie Coltman A. Dixon E. Dixon Edmonds Evans Fia Franklin Geldenhuys Hames Hardie Hemopo Hohneck Latta Lentjes Lienert-Brown Manu Pryor Reddish Tala'apitaga Wheeler

Backs	Baker Banks Buckman Eade Emery Naholo Osborne Parker Renata Renton A. Smith B. Smith Sopoaga Tanaka Tongia Treeby

Coach	Jamie Joseph

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