Ian Kirkpatrick
Try-scoring flanker and All Blacks captain, in the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
Ian Kirkpatrick is a former New Zealand flanker and All Blacks captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest flankers in the game. His 16 test tries were an All Black record, remarkable for a forward of his era, until Stu Wilson passed it in 1983. He entered the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2014.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick
- Born
- 24 May 1946
- Birthplace
- Gisborne, New Zealand
- Occupation
- Farmer
- School
- King's College
- Height
- 1.90 m / 6 ft 3 in
- Weight
- 102 kg / 225 lb
- Position
- Flanker
Lore & Background
Kirkpatrick grew up in a farming community and was a First XV player at King's College, Auckland from 1962 to 1964, captaining it in his final year, while also winning school titles in boxing, sprinting, hurdles and pole vault. He worked as a farmer.
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