Sam Whitelock rugby player
Sam Whitelock rugby player

Sam Whitelock

12th Oct 1988 2.02m/117kg No 5 Lock

All Blacks available for opening round of the Mitre 10 Cup

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The bulk of the All Blacks squad named yesterday will assemble with their Mitre 10 Cup provinces this week and be available to play in the opening round of the competition, which kicks off on Friday night.   Two...

North v South: North Player Ratings

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The South needed a moment of magic to oveturn the North in an excellent game on Saturday.   Will Jordan's late try saw the South edge to a 35-38 victory.       View...

North v South: South Player Ratings

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The victors on Saturday, The South scored late through Will Jordan to beat the North 38-35 in a highly entertaining match at Wellington’s Sky Stadium.   We rate the South players...

Five All Black Selection Headaches That Could Be Eased In The North v South Match

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The North v South match is steeped in history and the latest edition of the eagerly-anticipated match could serve to ease a number selection headaches for New All Black coach Ian Foster.    Foster's...

Mo'unga v Barrett as Teams are named for North v South match

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The two teams for the eagerly-anticipated North v South match at Sky Stadium in Wellington on Saturday 5 September have been named.   The teams are as follows:       The...

OPTA's Super Rugby Aotearoa Team and Player of the Tournament

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

After an exceptional 10-round tournament in New Zealand which saw the Crusaders top the tournament and claim the Super Rugby Aoteaora title, SANZAAR and OPTA have revealed their Team of the Tournament.   The...

Barrett v Mo'unga | How The North & South Could Line Up

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The squads for the eagerly-awaited have been selected by the All Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Grant Fox and John Plumtree with the All Blacks Assistant Coaches leading the two sides, with Plumtree...

Squads named for eagerly-awaited North v South match

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The squads for the eagerly-awaited Steinlager North vs South match scheduled for Saturday 29 August have been named.   The squads have been selected by the All Blacks selectors Ian Foster, Grant...

Super Rugby Aotearoa Team Of The Tournament

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The first competition to hit our screens since the global pandemic cancelled games worldwide, Super Rugby Aotearoa was full value as the Kiwis entertained from the first game to the last!   The...

Six Potential New All Black Caps

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The deserved world-wide attention that Super Rugby Aotearoa has received over the past nine weeks has sparked many notions in the minds of fans everywhere, one such being which of the crop of talented...