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| Birth name | Anton David Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 September 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17.5 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marlborough Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago Worcester College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Frank Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anton David Oliver (born 9 September 1975) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. Previously, he played as a hooker for Marlborough (one of the predecessors to today's Tasman side) and Otago in the National Provincial Championship and Air New Zealand Cup, and spent twelve seasons with the Highlanders in Super Rugby. He earned 59 caps for his country and for a period was All Blacks captain.
Anton's father Frank Oliver was also an All Blacks captain, making them the first and only father-son All Black captains in history.[1]
His brother, James Oliver, played as a flanker and number 8 for Horowhenua-Kapiti (11 games), Manawatu (43 games) and captained the New Zealand Universities team in 2013.[2]