Lachie Munro
Birth name | Lachlan Hamish Munro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 November 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Auckland Grammar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lachlan Munro (born 27 November 1986) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player. Munro attended Auckland Grammar School. In 2007 Munro played for the New Zealand 7s side and also the New Zealand under 21s side. He also played for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup, which is the New Zealand provincial championship. In 2008, Munro moved north and notably played with Northland.
His positions on the field are first five, second five, wing and fullback.
Lachie Munro was the leading points scorer for the 2010 ITM Cup with 172 points from 6 tries, 32 conversions and 26 penalties in 13 matches. Munro appeared for the Blues in the 2009 and 2010 Super 14, travelling directly to many games from the Ellerslie Race Course, despite not being selected in the initial Blues squads. Munro debuted against the Sharks in 2009. Munro was selected for the Blues full squad for the first time for 2011, and remained a squad member in 2012.
He then left New Zealand to join French Top 14 team CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde for the 2012–13 season where he played a few games. He decided to move to Pro D2 team LOU Rugby for the 2013-2014 season, where he was the team's main goal kicker.
For 2015-2016 season, Munro joins French Pro D2 team Béziers.
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