| Full name | Zachary Robert Guildford | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Greytown, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||
| School | Napier Boy's High School | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Riki Flutey (England centre) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| New Zealand No. | 1097 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007– | Hawke's Bay | 52 | (165) 35 Tries |
| correct as of 13 August 2011. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008–2009 2010– |
Hurricanes Crusaders |
18 30 |
(35) (60) |
| correct as of 9 July 2011. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009– | New Zealand | 8 | (30) |
| correct as of 02 October 2011. | |||
Note: Not to be confused with Zach Gilford
Zachary Robert Guildford (born 8 February 1989) is a World Cup Winning New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Hawke's Bay and was selected for the All Blacks end of year tour in 2009 and the 2010 Steinlager Series. Guildford played for the All Blacks during the Rugby World Cup 2011.
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Zac Guildford was born on 8 February 1989 in Greytown, New Zealand. He is the son of Deborah and Robert Guildford. He has one younger brother, Victor. When Zac was 10 years old his family moved to Napier, Hawke's Bay where he went through the rugby academy system. He attended Napier Boys' High School. Zac's inclusion in the New Zealand All Blacks came after a remarkable national representative career with New Zealand Secondary Schools, Under 19 and two seasons with the New Zealand Under 20.
Guildford first represented New Zealand at the U19 World Cup in 2007. He then represented New Zealand at the JWC in 2008. In his final season at International age grade level the following year, Guildford again played for New Zealand, in that year's JWC hosted in Japan. Tragically, his father Robert died suddenly shortly after the conclusion of the Final against England.[1]
Guildford was first selected for the All Blacks for the end of year tour in 2009 and was the youngest player in the squad. He made his All Blacks Debut against Wales on 7 November 2009 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. In 2010 he was selected for the Steinlager Series. Guildford was selected for the All Blacks tri-nations squad the following year and was later selected in the 30-man All Blacks 2011 Rugby World Cup squad, though he did not play until New Zealand's final pool match of the tournament, where he contributed four tries to the All Blacks' 79-15 victory over Canada.
After a strong season with Hawke's Bay in the Air New Zealand Cup, Guildford was chosen for the Hurricanes 2008 season. Guildford managed to play six matches in the 2008 Super 14 (even though he broke his arm pre-season), starting all of these matches except his first match against the Stormers. Guildford also managed to score three tries in his first season. In 2009 he played in 10 matches, most of them as a starter, scoring 4 tries. In 2009 he was secured by the Crusaders for the 2010 season.
Guildford is one of the youngest players to play in the Air New Zealand Cup. He made his debut for Hawke's Bay in 2007 when he was only 18. Being the youngest player in the squad didn't stop him though, as he managed to play in twelve of the provinces matches in a year that they made the semi-finals. Guildford also managed to run in five tries for the season, two coming in the 30–26 win over Waikato. Guildford went on to be one of the leading try scorers in 2009 with 13 tries, most of them through his trade mark kick and chase. He is arguably one of the quickest players in New Zealand Rugby.
Guildford was included in the New Zealand sevens squad that competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. They won the Gold Medal against Australia.
On November 11, 2011, Guildford had been cited in Rarotonga[2], where he has been accused of drunken naked assaults during an alcohol-fuelled series of incidents. [3] [4] He had since apologized for his actions and admitted to alcoholism.
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