This Rugby World Cup in France has been one long chain of achievements for Sam Whitelock. Just about every appearance has marked a milestone for the bearded New Zealand lock. He became the most capped player for the All Blacks and in the tournament's history.
New Zealand’s Samuel Whitelock during a training session at the Stade du Parc, in Rueil-Malmaison, outside Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. New Zealand’s Samuel Whitelock celebrates at the end of the Rugby World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
“It is,” he said. “Every person wants to go out there and perform, and winning is the first thing everyone looks at.”He was on track for success from his teens, when he was a rangy and mobile lock for New Zealand Schools, under-19s and the under-20s who won the inaugural world junior championship in 2008.
Sam hasn’t forgotten how, at the Crusaders, he was taken under the wing of All Blacks lock Brad Thorn. “I shouldn’t have said it,” he said. “I started out with a pretty good strike rate but it has dried up since then.” Retallick, 2 1/2 years younger than Whitelock, paid tribute to his old partner earlier in the tournament for setting the bar.
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