Anton Oliver
A hooker who made the Olivers the only father-son All Black captains.
Anton Oliver is a retired New Zealand hooker who won 59 caps for the All Blacks and spent twelve seasons with the Highlanders. When he was named All Blacks captain in 2001 he and his father Frank, captain in 1978, became the first and only father and son to captain the side.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Anton David Oliver
- Birthplace
- Invercargill, New Zealand
- Weight
- 111 kg / 245 lb
- Position
- Hooker
- Relatives
- Frank Oliver
- School
- Marlborough Boys' College
- University
- University of Otago; Worcester College, Oxford
- Born
- 9 September 1975
Lore & Background
Oliver was born in Invercargill in 1975 and moved to Blenheim at seven, becoming head boy of Marlborough Boys' College in 1993. He captained every New Zealand age-grade team he played for, from under-17 to under-21, and switched from number 8 to hooker as a teenager.
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