New Zealand national rugby union team for 2024/2025. Here is the list of players of New Zealand for the 2024/2025 season with heights, weights, birthdate, ages, contract length.

Aug 3, 2021 · Four candidates were shortlisted for each of the two second row spots, with the contenders for the tighthead lock being Andy Haden, Brodie Retallick, 62-test Robin Brooke and the iconic Brad Thorn.

Jun 10, 2024 · All Blacks fullback Beauden Barrett has revealed how the haka before the All Blacks and Ireland quarter-final was used to intimidate the Irish 'targets'. Read Now

As of 26 October 2024, 1223 players have played rugby union for New Zealand's national team, known since 1905 as the All Blacks. The first New Zealand representative match was played in May 1884 against a Wellington XV before the New Zealand team departed for their tour of New South Wales. [1]

Aug 7, 2024 · Sam Darry will start for the All Blacks for the first time after debuting in San Diego against Fiji while Tupou Vaa’i packs down next to him. Off the bench will be four Test lock Josh Lord. Robertson explained that Blues lock Patrick Tuipulotu succumbed to a calf injury while captain Scott Barrett was earlier ruled out for both Argentina Tests.

Sir Colin Meads and Brodie Retallick are the best ever All Blacks locks, according to the experts and public vote.

The New Zealand national rugby union team have competed since 1884, and there are a number of individual records achieved since that time. The team is also known as the All Blacks, and have competed in Test rugby since their match against Australia in 1903.

Over a lifetime of covering rugby, Phil Gifford has seen many of the greatest players to don the black jersey – and the biggest change in that time has been the arrival of professionalism in...

Sep 12, 2021 · ‘Pole’ Whiting finally made the All Blacks Test team aged 24 years against the British and Irish Lions’ famous team in 1971. His locking partner was a certain Colin ‘Pinetree’ Meads.

Lock Sam Whitelock will be going to his fourth tournament, six players will be going to their third and nine players their second, while 17 are heading away to their first. With a combined...