Wilson Whineray

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Wilson Whineray
Personal information
Full name Wilson James Whineray
Date of birth July 10 1935 ( 1935-07-10) (age 72)
Place of birth Flag of New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School Auckland Grammar
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
All Black No. 585
Provincial/State sides    
Canterbury
Waikato
Auckland
National team(s) Caps (points)
1957-1965 New Zealand 32 (6)


Sir Wilson James Whineray, KNZM, OBE, (born 10 July 1935) is a former captain of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby union team.

He played for the All Blacks between 1957 and 1965. He was the team's longest serving captain, and according to some, its greatest.

After retiring from rugby, he gained a MBA from Harvard University and went on to hold a number of prominent positions in the business world, including chairman of the board of Carter Holt Harvey, a major New Zealand company. He also administered the Hillary Commission, a sports funding body.

In November 2004, it was reported that Whineray was the top contender to replace Dame Silvia Cartwright as Governor-General in 2006. However, the post eventually went to Anand Satyanand.

On 21 October 2007 (following the IRB World Cup in France) Wilson was inducted into the IRB's Hall of Fame after a public vote.

[edit] All Blacks statistics

  • Tests: 32 (30 as Captain)
  • Games: 45 (37 as Captain)
  • Total Matches: 77 (67 as Captain)
  • Test Points: 6pts (2t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)
  • Game Points: 18pts (5t, 0c, 0p, 1dg, 0m)
  • Total Points: 24pts (7t, 0c, 0p, 1dg, 0m)

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ponty Reid
All Blacks Captain
1958–1965
Succeeded by
Brian Lochore
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