Classic All Blacks

Classic All Blacks
Coach(es) New Zealand Andy Haden
Captain(s) New Zealand Justin Marshall
First match
 Japan 26 – 35 Classic All Blacks
(9 May 2007)
Largest win
Classic All Blacks 57 – 15 French Classics
(18 September 2011)
Largest defeat
 Fiji 33 – 14 Classic All Blacks
(12 June 2013)
Official website
www.classicallblacks.com

The Classic All Blacks is a rugby union team made up of players from New Zealand who are not contracted to the New Zealand Rugby Union.[1] It is not an official national team of New Zealand. First put together in 2007, the team has played Japan three times, English Premiership side Leicester Tigers and 'classic' teams from France and Australia.

In 2013 the side played Fiji as part of the Fiji Rugby Union's centennial anniversary.[2]

Matches against International sides

Opposing Teams For Against Result Date Venue City Competition
 Japan 35 26 Won 2007-05-09 Home's Stadium Kobe Kobe Tour Match
 Japan 36 06 Won 2007-05-12 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Tour Match
 Japan 15 13 Won 2008-05-31 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Tour Match
 Fiji 14 33 Lost 2013-06-12 ANZ Stadium Suva Tour Match

Overall

Against Played Won Lost Drawn Win %
Australia Classic Wallabies 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Fiji 1 0 1 0 0.00%
France French Classics 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Japan 3 3 0 0 100.00%
England Leicester Tigers 1 1 0 0 100.00%
Total 7 6 1 0 86.00%

Squad for 2013 Fiji rugby union's centennial anniversary

Classic All Blacks 24-man squad for their test against Fiji.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Club/province Union
Jason Rutledge Hooker 15 December 1977 New Zealand Southland New Zealand New Zealand
Joe Ward Hooker 3 June 1980 England Sale Sharks England England
Jody Allen Prop 30 December 1987 New Zealand Hawke's Bay New Zealand New Zealand
Nick Barrett Prop 1 November 1988 New Zealand Southland New Zealand New Zealand
Ben Suisala Prop New Zealand Grammar Carlton RFC New Zealand New Zealand
Alex Woonton Prop 27 February 1988 New Zealand North Harbour Cook Islands Cook Islands
Brad Mika Lock 2 June 1981 New Zealand College Rifles RFC New Zealand New Zealand
Jack Whetton Lock 24 May 1992 New Zealand Northland New Zealand New Zealand
William Whetton Lock 10 June 1989 New Zealand Northland New Zealand New Zealand
Jay Williams Lock 30 December 1982 New Zealand Shirley RFC New Zealand New Zealand
Chris Masoe Flanker 15 May 1979 France RC Toulonnais New Zealand New Zealand
Adam Thomson Flanker 13 March 1982 Japan Canon Eagles New Zealand New Zealand
Jerry Collins Number 8 4 November 1980 Japan Yamaha Júbilo New Zealand New Zealand
Rodney So'oialo Number 8 3 October 1979 Japan Honda Heat New Zealand New Zealand
Justin Marshall (c) Scrum-half 5 August 1973 New Zealand Wakatipu RFC New Zealand New Zealand
Kevin Senio Scrum-half 6 July 1978 France ASM Clermont Auvergne New Zealand New Zealand
Orene Ai'i Fly-half 23 September 1979 New Zealand Northland New Zealand New Zealand
Murray Williams Fly-half 27 June 1982 New Zealand Ponsonby RFC Japan Japan
Rupeni Caucaunibuca Centre 5 June 1980 France Stade Toulousain Fiji Fiji
Sam Tuitupou Centre 1 February 1982 England Sale Sharks New Zealand New Zealand
Joe Rokocoko Wing 6 June 1983 France Aviron Bayonnais New Zealand New Zealand
Sitiveni Sivivatu Wing 9 April 1982 France ASM Clermont Auvergne New Zealand New Zealand
Derek Carpenter Fullback 26 July 1988 New Zealand Northland New Zealand New Zealand
Gavin Williams Fullback 10 June 1983 France Stade Français Paris Samoa Samoa

References

  1. ↑ "The Team". Classicallblacks.com. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  2. ↑ Fiji to play Classic All Blacks
  3. ↑ "Caucau in Classic All Blacks squad". Planetrugby.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.