All Blacks who represented Wellington and Waikato

All Blacks who represented Wellington and Waikato

The penultimate round of the NPC is set to get underway this weekend. Bay of Plenty will lock horns with Canterbury in the days first semi-final. The final match of the day will take place between two team that are rich in history, boasting a record number of All Blacks each. Wellington will welcome Waikato to the Wellington Regional Stadium, as both teams will look to secure a place in the final.

In the lead up to the match, we take a look at some of the players from both teams, who represented New Zealand at the highest level, by donning the much coveted All Blacks jersey. 

Wellington Players who represented the All Blacks
Stu Wilson - 1976
Bernie Fraser - 1979
Allan Hewson - 1979
Scott Crichton – 1983
Murray Pierce – 1984
John Gallagher - 1986
Jon Preston – 1991
Norm Hewitt – 1993
Jonah Lomu – 1994

Wellington's captain Jonah Lomu flanked by Tana Umaga who was attempting to fire up his team against Auckland in the final round of the 1st division NPC at WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington, Friday. Auckland won 47-27.
Alama Ieremia – 1994
Christian Cullen – 1996
Tana Umaga – 1997
Filo Tiatia – 2000
Jerry Collins – 2001
Rodney So'oialo – 2002
Ma'a Nonu – 2003
Piri Weepu – 2004
Conrad Smith – 2005

Conrad Smith in action against Bay of Plenty in the NPC rugby match at Westpac Stadium
Neemia Tialata – 2005
Ross Filipo – 2007
John Schwalger – 2007
Cory Jane – 2008
Hosea Gear – 2008
Victor Vito – 2010
Julian Savea – 2012
Dane Coles – 2012
Jeremy Thrush – 2013
Jeffrey Toomaga-Allen – 2013
TJ Perenara – 2014
Ardie Savea – 2016
Vaea Fifita - 2017
Peter Umaga-Jensen - 2020


Waikato Players who represented theAll Blacks:

J M Tuck 1929
J Leeson 1934
J G Wynyard 1935, 36, 38
E H Catley 1946–47, 49
K D Arnold 1947
W J M Conrad 1949
A R Reid 1951–52, 56–57
H C McLaren 1952
I J Clarke 1953–63

Ian James Clarke (1931 - 1997) former All Blacks and Wellington forward during his team's tour of the British Isles, 30th October 1953.
R C Hemi 1953–57, 59–60
D B Clarke 1956–64
E A R Pickering 1957–60
W J Whineray 1958
W M Birtwistle 1967
G R Skudder 1969, 72–73
G Kane 1974
M B Taylor 1976, 79–80
K M Greene 1976–77
R G Meyers 1977–78
G R Hines 1980
H H Rickett 1981
P T Koteka 1981–82
A M Stone 1981, 83–85

Arthur Stone in action for New Zealand during their match against Munster, in Munster, 11th November 1989. New Zealand went on to defeat Munster 31-9.
B L Morrisey 1981
J W Boe 1981
B W Smith 1983–84
R W Loe 1986–92
W D Gatland 1988–91
J A Goldsmith 1988
G H Purvis 1989–93
S B Gordon 1989–91, 93
W R Gordon 1990–91
M J A Cooper 1992–94, 96
J E P Mitchell 1993
M S B Cooksley 1994–95, 97, 01S B McLeod 1996–98
A R Hopa 1997

Scott McLeod from Waikato finds a hole in Wellingtons defence to score a try in their rugby NPC clash played at Hamilton, Sunday. Waikato won 3518.

T J Miller 1997
R K Willis 1998–99, 02
R J Duggan 1999
B T Reihana 1999–2000
M R Holah 2001–06
M Ranby 2001
R Randle 2001
D W Hill 2001, 2006
R M King 2002
K R Lowen 2002
K J Robinson 2002–04, 07

Keith Robinson of Waikato celebrating the win in the Air New Zealand Cup Final match between Waikato and Wellington at Waikato Stadium
B T Kelleher 2004–07
J B Gibbes 2004–05
S P Bates 2004
S R Anesi 2005
S T Lauaki 2005, 07–08
S Sivivatu 2005–09, 2011
J M Muliaina 2006–11
B Leonard 2007, 2009
S R Donald 2008–11
R Kahui 2008,2010–11
K O'Neill 2008
L Messam 2008–15

Liam Messam of Waikato scores a try during round 7 in their NPC match between Waikato and Taranaki at FMG Stadium on October 25, 2020 in Hamilton,
A de Malmanche 2009–10
T N J Kerr-Barlow 2012–17
B M Weber 2015
D S McKenzie 2016-
A Lienert-Brown 2016-
A Moli 2017-
S L Reece 2019-
L B Jacobson 2019-
Q P C Tupaea 2021
S F S Taukei’aho 2021
S U Finau 2023
S T Stevenson 2023
C P Ratima 2024

Damian McKenzie of Waikato runs in a try during the round six NPC match between Waikato and Southland at FMG Stadium

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