Campbell Johnstone

For the Australian lightweight rower, see Campbell Johnstone (rower).

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.

Campbell Johnstone

Johnstone in 2023
Birth name	Campbell Robert Johnstone
Date of birth	(1980-01-07) 7 January 1980 (age 45)
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) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2012 Biarritz 105 (0) 2012 → Ospreys 5 (0) 2013 Krasny Yar 9 (5) 2014 CSM București () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2008 Canterbury 72 (35) 2012 Tasman 7 (5) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2008 Crusaders 38 (10) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005 New Zealand 3 (0)

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] Johnstone and his partner Ben Thomson privately married in October 2024 at Castle Hill Station, however had an open ceremony in January 2025 at The Flaxmill in Oxford, New Zealand.^[2][3]