Rugby All Black Sam Whitelock wants player input into global season


All Black Whitelock a doubt for Rugby Championship opener SuperSport

Former New Zealand second-row Sam Whitelock said on Thursday he hopes to find a positive side to last month's Rugby World Cup final defeat after arriving at French Top 14 club Pau on a two-year deal.


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Sam Whitelock (centre) has broken Richie McCaw's All Blacks record (Getty Images) Veteran second-row Sam Whitelock broke the All Blacks appearance record by coming off the bench against Italy to win his 149th cap, surpassing Richie McCaw on the all-time list. Whitelock also drew level with former flanker McCaw and England's World Cup-winning.


Tri Nations Wallabies forward Lachlan Swinton handed lengthy

Tributes from around the rugby world have rained down on All Black lock Sam Whitelock ahead of his New Zealand record 149th Test, against Italy in Lyon on Saturday, but his former captain, and the man he has relieved of the record, Richie McCaw who summed up his achievement.


Super Rugby All Black Luke Whitelock safe for another season Newshub

Whitelock is the most capped All Blacks lock of all time and became the eighth Test centurion in 2018. He made his Test debut in 2010, scoring two tries. Whitelock played in all seven All Blacks matches at RWC 2011 and again at RWC 2015.


All Black Sam Whitelock has special reason to continue proud tradition

Whitelock made his All Blacks debut in 2010 as a second-half replacement for Thorn against Ireland in New Plymouth. Within a minute, he scored a try from backing up Piri Weepu. He bagged a second.


Whitelock in action during the All Black captains run at AMI

All Blacks' Whitelock could become Rugby World Cup's first three-time champ. This Rugby World Cup has been one long chain of achievements for Sam Whitelock. New Zealand's Samuel Whitelock reacts.


All Black Luke Whitelock signs threeyeardeal with French club Pau

Sam Whitelock will equal Richie McCaw as the most capped All Black in test history in his 148th match. He trails only Alun Wyn Jones (171) as the most capped player in world rugby. In his 21st Rugby World Cup test, only England's Jason Leonard and New Zealand's Richie McCaw, who share the all-time appearance record with 22, are ahead of him.


Pros and cons for All Black Sam Whitelock after 'pretty frustrating

Whitelock made his All Blacks debut in 2010 as a second-half replacement for Thorn against Ireland in New Plymouth. Within a minute, he scored a try from backing up Piri Weepu. He bagged a second.


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13 November 2023 · ALLBLACKS.COM · action press. Sam Whitelock, All Black lock and New Zealand's most capped Test player, may have missed out on becoming the first player to win three World Cup winner's medals, but he left Test rugby with reputation enhanced. He still completed the World Cup, having played 26 Rugby World Cup matches, a record.


All Black Luke Whitelock reveals how Scott McLeod turned him into a

New Zealand's Samuel Whitelock, top left, catches the ball during the Rugby World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) Read More 4 of 5 |


Sam Whitelock wants player input in global season idea

PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand's defensive effort through 37 phases at the end of their quarter-final win over Ireland will go down in All Blacks folklore and it has also kept Sam.


Sam Whitelock All Blacks Rugby, All Black Everything, Gym Men, Athletes

Whitelock made his All Blacks debut in 2010 as a second-half replacement for Thorn against Ireland in New Plymouth. Within a minute, he scored a try from backing up Piri Weepu. He bagged a second.


Sam Whitelock's incredible All Blacks evolution

Whitelock played the last of his 153 Tests, an All Black record, in last month's one-point loss to South Africa in the World Cup final.. In France, Whitelock will be captained by his sibling.


Transferts. Le All Black Luke Whitelock signe à la Section Paloise

New Zealand Rugby World Cup Sam Whitelock, All Black lock and New Zealand's most capped Test player, may have missed out on becoming the first player to win three World Cup winner's medals, but he left Test rugby with reputation enhanced. | rugby


All Black Whitelock could miss Ireland Tests with broken thumb eNCA

Samuel Lawrence Whitelock (born 12 October 1988) [1] is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a lock for Pau in the Top 14 competition. Whitelock has played over 100 tests for New Zealand since his debut in 2010 and is the youngest New Zealander to reach 100 tests. [2]


All Black Sam Whitelock prolonge jusqu'en 2023

All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock thanks the crowd after his side's dramatic 28-24 win over Ireland in Paris, October 14, 2023 Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images. While breaking a procession of records Whitelock has this year been forced to adjust his brief to often adopt a bench role behind Scott Barrett and Brodie Retallick.