| Full name | Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||
| School | King's College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| New Zealand No. | 666 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1966 1967–1969 |
Poverty Bay Canterbury |
33 |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1967–1977 | New Zealand | 39 | (57) |
Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick (born 24 May 1946 in Gisborne) is a former New Zealand rugby union player, who was captain of the All Blacks.
Kirkpatrick began his first-class career in 1966 at the age of 20 playing for Poverty Bay. One year later in he moved to Canterbury and established himself in the local provincial team. Later that year, he made his international debut for the All Blacks against France in Paris.
In the next ten years, Kirkpatrick would appear for the All Blacks in 39 International Tests (9 as captain) scoring 16 tries which would remain a national record until Stu Wilson surpassed this total in 1983.
In his extensive provincial career, he scored 115 tries in his 289 first class games, becoming one of the few forwards to reach the century. He was also the only man to have captained both islands: the South in 1969 in his last season with Canterbury and then the North (in 1972-73) when he had returned home to Poverty Bay. He also appeared in 33 Ranfurly Shield matches for Canterbury.
In 2003, he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Colin Meads |
All Blacks Captain 1972–1973 |
Succeeded by Andy Leslie |
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