Tony Woodcock (rugby union)

Tony Woodcock

MNZM

Birth name	Tony Dale Woodcock
Date of birth	(1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Helensville, New Zealand
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)[2]
School	Kaipara College
Spouse	Tracey Woodcock
Children	2
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2015 North Harbour 54 (10) Correct as of 2 August 2011 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2015 Blues 137 (45) 2013 Highlanders 12 (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2015 New Zealand 118 (50)

Tony Dale Woodcock MNZM (born 27 January 1981) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. His position was loosehead prop, and he played 111 tests for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. Woodcock played for the All Blacks from 2002 to 2015,^[3] scoring eight test tries. He was described by The Dominion Post as "widely regarded as the world's premier loosehead",^[4] and by The New Zealand Herald as having the "best range of skills of any prop on the planet".^[5] He is now the most capped All Black prop of all time, and is the second most capped player in Blues history, behind Keven Mealamu. He was a key member of the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup winning squads, becoming one of only 20 players to have won multiple Rugby World Cups.