Jack Goodhue

{{short description|NZ rugby union player (born 1995)}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Jack Goodhue | image = Jack Goodhue 2015.jpg | image_size = | caption = Goodhue in 2015 | full_name = Elias Jack Goodhue | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|06|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Whangārei]], [[New Zealand]] | height = {{convert|187|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=AllBlacks>{{cite web|url=https://www.allblacks.com/playerprofiles/jack-goodhue/|title=Jack Goodhue All Blacks Profile|website=allblacks.com|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref> | weight = {{convert|100|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=AllBlacks/> | school = [[Mount Albert Grammar School]] | relatives = [[Cameron Goodhue]] (brother)<br />[[Josh Goodhue]] (brother) | position = [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]] | currentclub = [[Castres Olympique]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = [[Canterbury Rugby Football Union|Canterbury]] | apps1 = 18 | points1 = 25 | years2 = 2017–2023 | clubs2 = [[Crusaders (rugby union)|Crusaders]] | apps2 = 81 | points2 = 65 | years3 = 2017–2023 | clubs3 = {{rut|Northland}} | apps3 = 21 | points3 = 15 | years4 = 2023– | clubs4 = [[Castres Olympique]] | apps4 = 25 | points4 = 15 | repyears1 = 2015 | repteam1 = [[New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team|New Zealand U20]] | repcaps1 = 7 | reppoints1 = 10 | repyears2 = 2017–2020 | repteam2 = [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] | repcaps2 = 19 | reppoints2 = 15 | repyears3 = 2020 | repteam3 = [[South Island rugby union team|South Island]] | repcaps3 = 1 | reppoints3 = 0 | repyears4 = 2023– | repteam4 = [[All Blacks XV]] | repcaps4 = 1 | reppoints4 = 5 | clubupdate = 24 February 2025 | repupdate = 4 August 2024 | repsevensyears1 = 2015 | repsevensteam1 = [[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|New Zealand]] | repsevenscomp1 = 2 | ru_sevensupdate = 23 August 2021 }}

'''Elias Jack Goodhue''' (born 13 June 1995) is a [[New Zealanders|New Zealand]] [[Rugby Union|rugby union]] player who currently plays as a [[Centre (rugby union)|centre]] for [[Castres Olympique]] in the French [[Top 14]].<ref name="Jack Goodhue Canterbury Player Profile">{{cite web|url=http://canterburyrugby.co.nz/the-team/jack-goodhue |title=Jack Goodhue Canterbury Player Profile |work=CRFU |access-date=1 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121010756/http://canterburyrugby.co.nz/the-team/jack-goodhue |archive-date=21 January 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Jack Goodhue itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics">{{cite web | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_33160.html | title=Jack Goodhue itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics | work=itsrugby.co.uk | access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Crusaders 2017 Squad Guide">{{cite web|url=http://files.allblacks.com/comms/2016-ISR/2017_ISR_Squad_Naming_Crusaders-PUBLISHED-01.pdf |title=Crusaders 2017 Squad Guide |publisher=All Blacks.com |access-date=21 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703043050/http://files.allblacks.com/comms/2016-ISR/2017_ISR_Squad_Naming_Crusaders-PUBLISHED-01.pdf |archive-date= 3 July 2019 }}</ref><ref name="Jack Goodhue Crusaders Player Profile">{{cite web | url=http://crusaders.co.nz/the-team/jack-goodhue | title=Jack Goodhue Crusaders Player Profile | publisher=Crusaders Rugby | access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>

==Early career== Originating from the [[Northland Region]] of New Zealand, Goodhue was born in the city of Whangarei and raised on a farm in Whananaki<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-jack-goodhue-grabs-his-chance-after-rollercoaster-ride/TAGOYXKLNXIM45HS7BWRSXEPMQ/|title=Rugby: Jack Goodhue grabs his chance after rollercoaster ride|publisher=New Zealand Herald|date=18 November 2017}}</ref> near Hikurangi, New Zealand, along with older brother Cameron and twin Josh who both went on to become professional rugby players. He attended [[Mount Albert Grammar School]] in Auckland along with his twin who captained their top side while Jack was vice captain as they won 17 of their 20 games in 2013. Following graduation, he moved to the [[South Island]] of New Zealand to study Agriculture at [[Lincoln University (New Zealand)|Lincoln University]] and while there he played both Colts and Division 1 rugby for them, winning titles at both levels.<ref name="Jack Goodhue Canterbury Player Profile"/><ref name="Jack Goodhue Crusaders Player Profile"/>

==Senior career== Despite not making the initial Canterbury squad for the [[2014 ITM Cup]], he forced his way into the side during the year and went on to make 5 appearances and score 2 tries for them before concussion ended his season early. After starting the first 2 games of the [[2015 ITM Cup|following season]], he suffered [[Anterior cruciate ligament|ACL]] and [[Medial collateral ligament|MCL]] knee injuries in a game against {{rut|Counties Manukau}} which ruled him out for almost a year.<ref name="Crusaders midfielder Jack Goodhue over horrific knee injury">{{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/81332865/Crusaders-midfielder-Jack-Goodhue-over-horrific-knee-injury | title=Crusaders midfielder Jack Goodhue over horrific knee injury | publisher=Rugby Heaven | date = 22 June 2016 | access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref>

He returned to full fitness for the [[2016 Mitre 10 Cup]] and was in fine form with 3 tries in 11 games as Canterbury lifted their eighth Premiership title in nine years with a 43-27 victory over Tasman in the final.<ref name="Jack Goodhue itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics"/>

==Super Rugby== Following his season ending injury in 2015, Goodhue was named a medical exemption player in the {{Rut|Crusaders}} wider training group ahead of the [[2016 Super Rugby season]].<ref name="Crusaders 2016 Squad Guide">{{cite web | url=http://files.allblacks.com/comms/2016_ISR/2016_ISR_Squad_Naming_Crusaders-F01.pdf | title=Crusaders 2016 Squad Guide | work=All Blacks Rugby | access-date=1 November 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> His extensive rehabilitation meant that he did not get on the field at all during the year, however his form for Canterbury in the latter part of 2016 meant that he was promoted to the full Crusaders squad for [[2017 Super Rugby season|2017]] as part of a new deal which saw him contracted to the Christchurch based franchise until 2019.<ref name="Crusaders 2017 Squad Guide"/><ref name="Canterbury midfield back Jack Goodhue re-signs with Crusaders to 2019">{{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/84506366/canterbury-midfield-back-jack-goodhue-resigns-with-crusaders-to-2019 | title=Canterbury midfield back Jack Goodhue re-signs with Crusaders to 2019 | publisher=Rugby Heaven | date = 21 September 2016 | access-date=22 December 2016}}</ref>

Goodhue was not expected to get as much game time as he eventually did in 2017, due to the presence of fellow rising star [[David Havili]] and the fact that All Black midfielder [[Seta Tamanivalu]] had shifted south to the Crusaders for the 2017 Super Rugby season, coming from the Chiefs. Goodhue became a regular starter for the Crusaders in his debut season however, with Tamanivalu changing positions to the left wing while Havili became the first choice fullback due to an [[Israel Dagg]] knee injury - leaving Goodhue as All Black [[Ryan Crotty]]'s midfield partner for the majority of the season. Goodhue started in all three playoff rounds of the competition, scoring the Crusaders second try of the Grand Final in Johannesburg 11 minutes into the game, finishing his debut Super Rugby season with a 25-17 win over the [[Lions (Super Rugby)|Lions]] in the final.

On 10 June 2017, Goodhue started alongside Havili in a midfield partnership against the touring [[British & Irish Lions]] team. Goodhue lasted the whole 80 minutes, but the Crusaders ultimately lost 3-12.

In 2018 the Crusaders won their second title in two years where he started at centre against the Lions in a repeat of last years final. The Crusaders won 37-18.

Jack Goodhue was again a part of the Crusaders success in 2019 however he broke his finger against the Hurricanes in the semi-final. Because of this, Goodhue missed the final against the Jaguares who made it to the final for the first time. The Crusaders won 19-3 making it three straight titles for them and Jack Goodhue.

==International career== Goodhue represented the [[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|All Blacks Sevens]] twice in 2015 at the [[2015 USA Sevens|USA]] and [[2015 Wellington Sevens|Wellington]] competitions. He also won the [[2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship]] with [[New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team|New Zealand under-20]], scoring two tries in five matches and captaining the side in one game.<ref name="NZ Under 20 squad named for World Champs in Italy">{{cite web | url=http://www.allblacks.com/news/27229/nz-under-20-squad-named-for-world-champs-in-italy | title=NZ Under 20 squad named for World Champs in Italy | work=All Blacks | date=12 May 2015 | access-date=21 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203123335/http://www.allblacks.com/news/27229/nz-under-20-squad-named-for-world-champs-in-italy | archive-date=3 December 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Goodhue was included as injury cover for Ryan Crotty in the [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]] 33 man squad for the 2017 Pasifika Challenge against Samoa and three test [[2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand|series]] against the British & Irish Lions. Goodhue and fellow uncapped midfielders [[Ngani Laumape]] and [[Jordie Barrett]] were surprise inclusions in the squad, with Highlanders midfielder [[Malakai Fekitoa]] excluded from the squad in their favour. Laumape, Barrett and Hurricanes loose forward [[Vaea Fifita]] made their debuts for the All Blacks in 2017's mid year tests but Goodhue ultimately did not play, with the All Blacks selectors recalling Fekitoa for the third test against the [[2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand|Lions]] following Crotty suffering another hamstring injury and [[Sonny Bill Williams]]' suspension.

Goodhue managed to make his way back into the All Blacks squad and was selected as part of the [[2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals|2017 end of season tour]]. Goodhue was named to start at outside centre on his debut in a mid week fixture against a French side on 14 November 2017. Goodhue had a good game, but this was overshadowed by his yellow card in the 68th minute. Goodhue was one of five debutants that day, as they went on to win 28–23, however the match did not count as an official test match.

Goodhue made his official test debut on 23 June 2018 against France during the [[2018 France rugby union tour of New Zealand|France test series]] where he started at outside centre. The All Blacks won 49–14.

Goodhue scored his first try for the All Blacks on 17 August 2018 against Australia.

==Honours==

'''New Zealand Under 20'''

*[[World Rugby Under 20 Championship]] - [[2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship|2015]]

'''New Zealand''' * [[Rugby World Cup]] / [[Webb Ellis Cup]] **Third-place: [[2019 Rugby World Cup|2019]]

'''Canterbury'''

*[[Mitre 10 Cup]] - [[2015 ITM Cup|2015]], [[2016 Mitre 10 Cup|2016]]

'''Crusaders'''

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