Campbell Johnstone
![]() Johnstone in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Campbell Robert Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1980-01-07) 7 January 1980 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Waipukurau, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lindisfarne College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Lincoln University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Campbell Robert Johnstone (born 7 January 1980) is a former New Zealand international rugby union player who played for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14. In December 2012 he joined Welsh regional team Ospreys until the end of the 2012/13 season, going straight into their 38-man Heineken Cup squad and making his debut the same week against Toulouse.
He played for the All Blacks in 2005 in which he played three tests and made his debut against Fiji and his last test was against the British and Irish Lions. His position was prop.
Personal life
On 30 January 2023, Johnstone revealed in an interview with Hilary Barry on New Zealand television show Seven Sharp that he is gay, making him the first openly gay All Black.[1]
References
- ^ "First All Black player to publicly come out as gay tells his story". 1 News. TVNZ. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
External links
- Crusaders profile[permanent dead link]
- Campbell Johnstone at AllBlacks.com