Background
Newland was born in Dannevirke and attended New Plymouth Boys" High School as a boarder.
Newland was born in Dannevirke and attended New Plymouth Boys" High School as a boarder.
New Zealand
In 1999, he made his provincial debut for Hawke"s Bay against Poverty Bay in the Non-Player Character. He played in the New Zealand Divisional XV from 2002 to 2005 when the competition was revised to increase the number of Non-Player Character teams. He played in every match until 2007 when he was served a 10-week ban for knocking out Wellington prop Neemia Tialata. He was also selected for the New Zealand Māori team, but played just one game before a shoulder injury ruled him out of successive matches.
He returned to the Highlanders and Hawke"s Bay squads for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Ireland
In November 2010, Irish team Leinster announced the signing of Newland on a short term contract, running until February 2011. He had limited playing time during his time at Leinster.
South Africa
When his Leinster contract expired, he signed for South African domestic team Eastern Province Kings. He represented them in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and also played for the South African Kings at the 2011 Institutional Review Board Nations Cup in Romania, also scoring a try against Portugal.
Newland made his debut for the New Zealand Māori in 2008.
2005 – 2nd Division Player of the Year.