Campbell Johnstone

Campbell Johnstone
	Johnstone in 2023
Birth name	Campbell Robert Johnstone
Date of birth	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
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Senior career
Years	Team
2009–2012	Biarritz
2012	→ Ospreys
2013	Krasny Yar
2014	CSM București
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2002–2008	Canterbury
2012	Tasman
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2004–2008	Crusaders
International career
Years	Team
2005	New Zealand

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". 1News. TVNZ. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

External links

Crusaders profile^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Campbell Johnstone at the All Blacks (archived)

[1] "First All Black player to publicly come out as gay tells his story". 1News. TVNZ. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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