Glen Matthew Osborne is a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 rugby union player, playing as a fullback and wing. He was born in Wanganui

Wanganui

Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....

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Osborne played representative rugby for Wanganui in the National Provincial Championship

National Provincial Championship

The National Provincial Championship, or NPC, is the major domestic rugby competition in New Zealand. The NPC has seen many alterations to its format and brand. Since 2006 the National Championship has been split into 2 competitions, the ITM Cup and the Heartland Championship...

 from 1990–1991, then for North Harbour from 1992. He represented the Waikato Chiefs

Chiefs (Super rugby franchise)

The Chiefs are a professional Rugby union team based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Their home ground is Waikato Stadium. The Chiefs play in black, red and yellow coloured jerseys...

 in the Super 12 competition from 1996.

Osborne made his test

Test match (rugby union)

Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....

 debut for the All Blacks

All Blacks

The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....

 against Canada

Canada national rugby union team

The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...

 in 1995, scoring two tries, and was the All Blacks' first choice as full back during the 1995 Rugby World Cup

1995 Rugby World Cup

The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country....

, where he played in five of New Zealand's six matches. He continued to play internationally until 1999, playing 19 test matches plus two appearances as a replacement. His final test was a 1999 Rugby World Cup

1999 Rugby World Cup

The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...

 match against Italy, where he scored two tries. He scored a career total of 11 test tries.

Osborne is regularly making appearances in Maori Television

Maori Television

Māori Television is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes that make a significant contribution to the revitalisation of the Māori language and culture . Funded by the New Zealand Government, the station started broadcasting on 28 March 2004 from a base in Newmarket.Te Reo is the...

. He is filming a new television show 'Bring Your Boots,Oz' where he is the presenter. Bring Your Boots, Oz is a heartland rugby television series created by Julia Parnell

Julia Parnell

Julia Parnell is a New Zealand film and television producer.-Career:Julia Parnell attended Southseas Film and Television School, going on to work at several independent television companies around Auckland, including Eyeworks Touchdown, Screentime and Greenstone Pictures Limited, before becoming...

 with Dane Giraud. It’s a celebration of rugby union and what it means to Maori.

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