List of physical records held by the New Zealand national rugby team

This is a list of the tallest, shortest, heaviest and lightest individuals that have ever played for the All Blacks. It is evident that the forwards are amongst the tallest and the heaviest while the backs are amongst the shortest and lightest due to the different physical requirements of their roles. However, there are a few players that contradict this idea such as Jonah Lomu who was 196cm tall and weighed 119kg whilst he played as a wing.[1] Also, Robert Wilson only weighed 60kg whilst playing as a forward.[2]

Tallest Players

# Name Position Career Span Height (cm)
1 Dominic Bird Lock 2013 - 2014 206
2 Mark Cooksley Lock 1992 - 2001 205
3 Brodie Retallick Lock 2012 - Present 204
Christopher Tregaskis Lock 1991 204
4 Richard Fromont Lock 1993 - 1995 203
Haydn Rickit Lock 1981 203
John Ross Lock 1981 203
5 Jason Eaton Lock 2005 - 2009 202
Chris Jack Lock 2001 - 2007 202
Sam Whitelock Lock 2010 - Present 202
Ali Williams Lock 2002 - 2012 202
6 James Broadhurst Lock 2015 201
Chresten Davis Loose Forward 1996 201
Kevin O'Neill Lock 2008 201
Isaac Ross Lock 2009 201
7 Anthony Boric Lock 2008 - 2011 200
Tom Donnelly Lock 2009 - 2010 200
Greg Rawlinson Lock 2006 - 2007 200
James Ryan Lock 2005 - 2006 200

Correct as of 28 August 2017.[3]

Shortest Players

# Name Position Career Span Height (cm)
1 Alan Reid Halfback 1951 - 1957 160
Percy Tetzlaff Halfback 1947 160
2 Bill Dalley Halfback 1924 - 1929 163
Brian Steele Halfback 1951 163
Thomas Wolfe Centre 1961 - 1968 163
Tutekawa Wyllie Flyhalf 1980 163
3 Grant Batty Wing 1972 - 1977 165
Vincent Bevan Halfback 1947 - 1954 165
Merv Corner Halfback 1930 - 1936 165
William Ford Wing 1921 - 1923 165
Harry Nicholls Halfback 1921 - 1923 165
Joey Sadler Halfback 1935 - 1936 165
Larry Savage Halfback 1949 165
Charles Saxton Halfback 1938 165

Correct as of 28 August 2017.[4]

Heaviest Players

# Name Position Career Span Weight (kg)
1 Neemia Tialata Prop 2005 - 2010 136
2 Jamie Mackintosh Prop 2008 130
3 Charlie Faumuina Prop 2012 - 2017 127
4 Mark Cooksley Lock 1992 - 2001 125
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen Prop 2013 125
5 Ben Afeaki Prop 2013 124
6 Brad Mika Lock 2002 123
7 James Broadhurst Lock 2015 122
Isitolo Maka Number 8 1998 122
John Schwalger Prop 2007 - 2008 122
8 Kees Meeuws Prop 1998 - 2004 121
9 Phil Coffin Prop 1996 120
Ben Franks Prop 2008 - 2015 120
Paul Miller Number 8 2001 120
Brodie Retallick Lock 2012 - Present 120
Patrick Tuipulotu Lock 2014 - 2016 120
Royce Willis Lock 1998 - 2002 120
Tony Woodcock Prop 2002 - 2015 120
10 John Afoa Prop 2005 - 2011 119
Owen Franks Prop 2009 - Present 119
Jonah Lomu Wing 1994 - 2002 119

Correct as of 28 August 2017.[5]

Lightest Players

# Name Position Career Span Weight (kg)
1 Merv Corner Halfback 1930 - 1936 58
Harry Nicholls Halfback 1921 - 1923 58
Alan Reid Halfback 1951 - 1957 58
2 Arthur Humphries Halfback 1897 - 1903 59
3 Harold Pollock Utility Back 1932 - 1936 60
Robert Wilson Forward 1884 60
4 Roger Urbahn Halfback 1959 - 1960 61
Raymond Williams Wing 1932 61
5 Bert Cooke Centre 1925 - 1930 62
Joey Sadler Halfback 1935 - 1936 62
6 Bill Dalley Halfback 1924 - 1929 63
William Ford Wing 1921 - 1923 63
Lew Hook Wing 1928 - 1929 63

Correct as of 28 August 2017.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  2. ↑ "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  3. ↑ "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  4. ↑ "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  5. ↑ "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  6. ↑ "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
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