Noah Hotham (born 23 May 2003) is a New Zealand

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player who plays for in the

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and the in

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. His position is halfback. He made his test match debut for the

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in July 2024.

Career

Hotham was named in the Tasman Mako squad as a development player for the

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. He made his debut for Tasman against at Trafalgar Park in a non-competition match, coming off the bench in a 26–9 win for the Mako. He played his first official

match in the final of the competition against in his hometown of

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, with Tasman losing 23–20. Hotham signed a 3 year deal with the between 2023 and 2025. He made his debut for the side in Round 2 of the

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against the . On 20 July 2024 Hotham made his

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debut as a replacement for the injured

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in the 36th minute of the test match against

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played at Snapdragon Stadium in

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, California.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hotham, Noah New Zealand rugby union players Living people People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School Rugby union players from Hamilton, New Zealand Tasman rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Crusaders (rugby union) players 2003 births New Zealand international rugby union players