Todd Blackadder

Todd Blackadder

Blackadder in 2020
Birth name	Todd Julian Blackadder
Date of birth	(1971-09-20) 20 September 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth	Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
School	Rangiora High School
Children	Ethan 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 () 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]