Education
Nelson College; University of Otago.
Nelson College; University of Otago.
Goodman was educated at Nelson College from 1996 to 2000. He then studied physical education and teaching at the University of Otago for five years, before returning to Nelson College as a physical education teacher. In late 2014 he again returned to Nelson after two seasons at Leinster, and accepted a position as head of the rugby academy at Nelson College for 2015.
In 1999 and 2000, he was a member of both the school"s 1st XV rugby team and 1st XI cricket team