Ranking the All Blacks captains who had the best percentage of all? Stuff.co.nz


All Blacks seek to make title history Rugby World Cup

Flanker Sam Cane has been appointed the new captain of the All Blacks, following Kieran Read's retirement after the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The 28-year-old, who made his Test debut in 2012, has 68.


All Blacks squad Sam Whitelock captains New Zealand in Rugby Championship finale ESPN

Here are five of the greatest captains who helped forge the legacy of the All Blacks. Colin 'Pinetree' Meads (1957-71) - 55 Tests, four as captain Towering lock Meads was a legendary hard man who.


All Blacks Announce Their New Captain And It's A Very Surprising Selection

All Blacks and Chiefs flanker Sam Cane has been named as the new All Blacks captain. Cane made his debut for the national team back in 2012 at the age of 20, and he has earned 68 caps, 48 of which he has started. The Beginning: Cane making his All Blacks debut against Ireland in 2012 (Getty Images) All Blacks coach Ian Foster said of the.


Rugby World Cup 2015 New Zealand captain Richie McCaw hailed as 'greatest ever' All Blacks

To be the captain of the All Blacks is to be the face of the nation's most popular sport, a team that has enjoyed a decades long run as the world's most formidable rugby team.


Cane named All Blacks captain Latest Rugby News

The second instalment of our Rugby Union Top 10 series, as we look at ten of the All Blacks' greatest performers. Keep an eye out over the next few weeks as we look at 10 of the best players from.


Sam Cane named as new All Blacks Captain New Zealand Rugby YouTube

Scores. Tables. Tournaments. Countries. All Blacks coach Ian Foster has unveiled the 33-man group he believes can bring a fourth Webb Ellis Trophy home to New Zealand.


Sam Cane to captain All Blacks in Rugby Championship Test Rugby Union News Sky Sports

Of those to captain the All Blacks in 20 tests or more, McCaw, Thorne, Umaga and Read are the top-four, followed by Wilson Whineray (78.3 per cent from 30 tests), Sean Fitzpatrick (77.5 per cent.


All Blacks Sam Caneโ€™s availability to be confirmed later in the week

Incoming New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson has revealed when he will announce who he believes is the right man for the All Blacks captaincy position. Openside flanker Sam Cane was former head coach Ian Foster's preferred choice for the leadership role and took over the captaincy at the start of Foster's reign in 2020.


Ranking the All Blacks captains who had the best percentage of all? Stuff.co.nz

The All Blacks are the first rugby team to win 500 Test matches and have three Rugby World Cups to their name, winning the title in 2011 and 2015, adding to the inaugural Cup they claimed in 1987.. All Blacks captain Sam Cane will take up a sabbatical option in his New Zealand Rugby (NZR) contract in 2024 to play a season for Suntory in.


Sam Cane Named As All Blacks Captain Rugby World

Richard Hugh McCaw ONZ (born 31 December 1980) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player. He captained the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, in 110 out of his 148 test matches, and won two Rugby World Cups.He has won the World Rugby Player of the Year award a joint record three times and was the most capped test rugby player of all time from August 2015 to October 2020.


Rugby World Cup 2019 All Blacks captain Kieran Read says birthday surprise puts things in

A 22-strong All Blacks squad have assembled at Auckland, bringing together players who attended last year's World Cup, but asked who will captain the All Blacks when they open their 2024 campaign.


Aaron Smith captains All Blacks against Fiji Rugby World

In 2021, Savea was named as captain of the Hurricanes and led the All Blacks for the first time against Australia in Perth, becoming the All Blacks 70th Test captain. He also captained the All Blacks in the historic 100th against the Springboks in Townsville. Savea capped off a brilliant 2023 season by being named as the World Rugby Player of.


New Zealand Patrick Tuipulotu to captain strong All Blacks XV squad

- 148 Tests, 111 as captain. Modern great McCaw is widely acknowledged as the best player to ever pull on an All Black jersey. A three-time world player of the year, he is the only captain to win the World Cup twice and remains rugby's most capped player, with 148 Tests.


All Blacks team named for opening Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia ยป

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Siya Kolisi Springboks' first black rugby captain Eastern Cape Department of Sport

The All Blacks went undefeated at the 2016 Rugby Championship, claiming bonus points at each match, under new captain and Number 8, Kieran Read and vice-captain and fullback Ben Smith. Smith and wing Israel Dagg were also the joint highest try scorers in the competition with five each, while fly-half Beauden Barrett was the highest points.


Rugby All Blacks captain Sam Cane undergoes successful surgery Newshub

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