Todd Blackadder

Todd Blackadder
Blackadder in 2020
Birth nameTodd Julian Blackadder
Date of birth (1971-09-20) 20 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birthRangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
SchoolRangiora High School
ChildrenEthan Blackadder (son)
Occupation(s)Professional rugby union footballer
Rugby coach
Director of Rugby
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand

Belfast, Christchurch, New Zealand

Glenmark, North Canterbury, New Zealand
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Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2004 Edinburgh 41 [1] (15)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–2001 Canterbury 129 (176)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2001 Crusaders 71 (30)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–2000 New Zealand 12 (5)
Coaching career
Years Team
2004–2005 Edinburgh Gunners (assistant)
2008 Tasman
2009–2016 Crusaders
2016–2019 Bath
2019– Toshiba Brave Lupus

Todd Blackadder (born 20 September 1971) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player and professional rugby coach. He played 12 tests (25 games) for the All Blacks, and had 14 appearances as captain. Blackadder captained the Crusaders to three Super Rugby titles during his time with the franchise. He also won two National Provincial Championship titles with Canterbury. Blackadder coached the Crusaders for nine seasons from 2009 to 2016.

Blackadder began his career as a blindside flanker but switched to lock in 1998.[1]

  1. ^ Gamble, Warren (30 June 2000). "Portrait of a rugby captain who never yields". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2019.