Zinzan Brooke

Zinzan Brooke
MNZM
Date of birth (1965-02-14) 14 February 1965 (age 59)
Place of birthWaiuku, New Zealand
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
SchoolMahurangi College
Notable relative(s)Robin Brooke (brother)
Gerard Beale (distant cousin)
ChildrenLucas Brooke
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–1992
1992–1993
1997–2001
2001–2003		 Lazio[1][2]
Casale[3]
Harlequins
Coventry[4]		 ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–1997 Auckland    
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–1997 Auckland Blues ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–1997 New Zealand 58 (89)

Zinzan Valentine Brooke MNZM (born Murray Zinzan Brooke on 14 February 1965)[5][6] is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played at number eight.

Brooke played 58 tests for New Zealand, and 42 non-international matches for the All Blacks. He captained Auckland Blues to Super 12 championships in 1996 and 1997 and was an influential figure in Auckland's dominance in the National Provincial Championship during the late 1980s and 1990s. He scored 17 tries in test matches, then a world record for a forward.[citation needed] He also played for New Zealand Māori.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "En 1997, ils ont raccroché: Zinzan Brooke (7 et fin). Black à part.Le Néo-Zélandais restera comme un modèle du rugby moderne. La folie en plus".
  2. ^ "Mondiali, un italiano in finale"Guardarla sarà un incubo"". 20 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Zinzan Brooke, mito tra gli All black "Tutto iniziò leggendo il giornale" - la storia - Repubblica.it". www.repubblica.it.
  4. ^ "Zinzan to make comeback". BBC News. 12 October 2001.
  5. ^ "My Rugby World Cup hero: Zinzan Brooke". PlanetRugby.com. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ^ his name was changed by deed poll. Quinn, 1999, p.35