| Date of birth | 12 October 1988 | ||
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| Place of birth | Palmerston North | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||
| School | Feilding High School | ||
| University | Lincoln University | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Braeden Whitelock (Father) Adam Whitelock (Brother) George Whitelock (Brother) Luke Whitelock (Brother) |
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| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| New Zealand No. | 1104 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008– | Canterbury | 28 | |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010– | Crusaders | 24 | (5) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010– | New Zealand | 22 | (15) |
Samuel Lawrence Whitelock (born 12 October 1988 in Palmerston North[1] ) is a New Zealand born rugby player. He plays as a lock for Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.
He is the younger brother of George Whitelock and son of a former Junior All Blacks, Braeden Whitelock. All four Whitelock boys were educated in Feilding.[2] Whitelock was part of the World championship winning team, the Baby All Blacks at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.[3] He played 5 games, scoring a try against Argentina.
Whitelock made his Air New Zealand Cup debut in 2008 against Wellington. His Super Rugby debut was against the Highlanders in the 2010 Super 14 season.[4]
In 2010, after impressing the All Black selectors, he was selected into the All Blacks team to the 2010 mid-year rugby test series as well as the 2010 Tri Nations Series. He made his debut, off the bench, against Ireland, and scored 2 tries.[5] In 2011, he was selected into All Blacks World Cup Squad and became a starter in the second pool game, holding this position for the rest of the World Cup in which the team won the tournament.
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