Joseph Paul Tamatea Moody (born 18 September 1988) is a New Zealand

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footballer who plays as a

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for the

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and

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in the

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. He made his debut for

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in 2014 and has 57 international caps.

Early life

Moody was born in

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. He is affiliated to the

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Māori tribe and grew up on

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Marae.

Rugby union career

Moody started playing rugby league at a young age and aspired to play for the Kiwis over the ABs, until the high-school rugby changed that. He played rugby at Woodend rugby club at a young age and later Lincoln Rugby Club where he still plays for the Senior Rugby team between representative rugby for

and the

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. He was a member of the Wider Training Squad for the

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and was subsequently promoted to the senior squad for the 2013 season. He was included in the

squad for the 2013 Rugby Championship as cover for injured Crusaders' teammate

Wyatt Crockett Wyatt William Vogels Crockett (born 24 January 1983) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played at prop for the Crusaders in Super Rugby, Canterbury and Tasman in the National Provincial Championship, and the New Zealand national team ...

. Moody was named in New Zealand's 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup where he played in the knockout stages. Moody eventually supplanted Crockett as the first-choice loosehead prop in 2016 when he was named in the All Blacks again. Moody was a member of the

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in 2015. Moody was warned for a dangerous tackle in 2016 and was yellow-carded twice in the 2016–17 international season including for a spear tackle. Moody played in the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, playing in five of their six tests during the competition. Moody started in all three of the knockout rounds for New Zealand, including their 7–19 loss to England in the semi-final.

List of international test tries

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Wrestling career

Moody wrestled from a young age until he was 21. He won several national titles.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moody, Joe 1988 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Canterbury rugby union players Crusaders (rugby union) players Rugby union props Rugby union players from Christchurch Māori All Blacks players Ngāi Tahu people People educated at Christ's College, Christchurch Lincoln University (New Zealand) alumni 21st-century American politicians New Zealand male sport wrestlers