Quiz: Can you name the All Blacks squad from Sam Whitelock’s Test debut?
All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock during the Challenge Series in 2010: England v New Zealand.
Following the confirmation that Sam Whitelock will be retiring at the end of the season, we look back at his All Blacks Test debut and we challenge you to name his teammates on the day.
Whitelock, a true legend, retires as the most capped All Black of all-time, with an incredible 153 international appearances to his name.
The 35-year-old made his debut all the way back in 2010 at the age of 21 years and 243 days.
He came off the bench in the 66-28 thrashing of Ireland in his hometown of New Plymouth, scoring the first two of his seven Test tries.
Whitelock would make just 25 further appearances for the All Blacks off the bench throughout his career and played against Ireland at total of 13 times.
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As we challenge you to name his teammates in his first appearance for the All Blacks, we will provide a few hints, and the first is that 12 of the 21 other players in the team on his debut featured in the matchday squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup final win over France.
One of the players named on the bench, along with Whitelock, earned his third cap for the All Blacks that day but finished his career with just five appearances.
Whitelock would not be the only play from this 22 that would go on to play 100 times for the All Blacks in fact, four other future All Blacks centurions featured in the win over Ireland including the captain on the day.
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There was also a set of brothers who started the match for the All Blacks.
We have given a ton of hints for starters, which should make this particularly difficult quiz a bit easier for you.
So, without further ado, have a crack at naming all of Sam Whitelock’s All Blacks teammates from his Test debut in 2010.
Psst, one answer is Whitelock!
Can you name all the matchday 22 from Sam Whitelock’s Test debut?
Were you able to get them all?
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