Sam Whitelock
153 tests, two World Cups, the youngest All Black to 100 caps.
Sam Whitelock is a former New Zealand lock who played 153 tests between 2010 and 2023. He was the youngest New Zealander to reach 100 tests and the fastest player anywhere to do so, eight years and two months after his debut.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Samuel Lawrence Whitelock
- Born
- 12 October 1988
- Birthplace
- Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Height
- 2.02 m / 6 ft 8 in
- Weight
- 120 kg / 265 lb
- School
- Feilding High School
- Relatives
- Ben Funnell (cousin)
- Adam Whitelock (brother)
- George Whitelock (brother)
- Luke Whitelock (brother)
- Position
- Lock
Lore & Background
Whitelock won the 2008 Junior World Championship with New Zealand's under-20 side, then debuted for Canterbury in 2008 and the Crusaders in 2010. He later played for Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan and finished his career with Pau in France in 2024.
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