There are hundreds of famous New Zealand rugby players, some still playing today, some retired and many deceased. Since 1946 there are more than 650 men who have played for the All Blacks. Below are the top 5 players that have worn the jersey in more recent years.
Colin Meads
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Sir Colin Earl Meads was born on the 3rd June 1936. He is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He has played 55 test matches which is 133 games. He played for the New Zealand national team from 1957 until 1971. Meads is a living legend for New Zealand rugby fans. He was named 'player of the century' by the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) in 1999. He is said to be one of the greatest players ever lived.
Jonah Lomu
Jonah Lomu was born on the 12th May 1975 and sadly passed away on the 18th November 2015. He was the youngest ever All Black to play an international match, he was only 19 years old. Jonah finished his career with 63 caps and 37 international tries. He has been described as the first global superstar of rugby union.
Richie McCaw
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Richie McCaw was born on the 31st December 1980. He has captioned the national team 110 times out of his 148 matches. He is the most capped test rugby player of all time, he has more caps than Ireland rugby legend Brian O'Driscoll.
Sean Fitzpatrick
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Sean was born on the 4th June 1963 in Auckland. He is a former rugby union player who represented New Zealand. He is regarded as one of the finest players to come out of that country.
Dan Carter
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Dan Carter was born on the 5th March 1982.He plays for Racing 92 and the New Zealand National rugby team. He is the highest point scorer in test match rugby, and is considered by many experts the greatest fly half in the history of the game. He was named the international rugby board player in 2005, 2012 and 2015 and has won four super rugby titles with the Crusaders, and six Tri- nations and rugby championships with his national team.
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