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. Also, Robert Wilson only weighed 60kg whilst playing as a forward.
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.
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.
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.
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.