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    Ian Kirkpatrick :

   3ème ligne all-black, 113 sélections entre 
1967 et 1977, dont 43 en tant que capitaine

   


Ian Kirkpatrick, from the time he was starring in the mid 1960s as a first XV loose forward at Auckland's Kings College, was always a player who instantly left an impression that he had been born, in the phrase of Terry McLean, to the rugby purple.

Tall at 1.90m and naturally athletic, Kirkpatrick quickly made the transition from schoolboy star and by 1966, having just turned 20, he entered first class rugby with Poverty Bay. He made his first international appearance that year along with his close friend Hamish Macdonald in the combined Poverty Bay-East Coast side against the touring British Lions.

By 1967 both Kirkpatrick and Macdonald had moved to Canterbury to further their farming careers and while Macdonald took longer to emerge Kirkpatrick's star was already in ascendancy.

After appearing in the New Zealand under 23 side Kirkpatrick was plucked from relative obscurity by coach Fred Allen for the All Black side to tour Britain and France.

Kirkpatrick was only 21 but already was playing with skill and maturity and a measure of his progress was reflected in the fact that for the international against France he was given his test debut in preference to the great Kel Tremain.

At that time the specialist role of a blindside flanker was not as defined as it has become in modern times and often flankers were used on the right and left side. But Kirkpatrick and Tremain were the forerunners of the way the number six position has evolved.

In 1968 against Australia in Sydney Kirkpatrick was only a reserve. But Brian Lochore broke a thumb and with the International Board having just released its rule forbidding replacements Kirkpatrick came from the bench to score a hat-trick of tries.

From then on Kirkpatrick remained an automatic test selection and by the time he was inexplicably dropped from the tour of France in 1977 he had amassed 38 caps, a large number in an era when there were considerably fewer tests played.

He scored, too, 16 test tries, which was the New Zealand record until eclipsed by Stu Wilson in 1983. And in 1972, with Colin Meads affected by injuries and others such as Brian Lochore retired, he became the All Black captain.

He held the post for two seasons, including the stormy tour of Britain and France in 1972-73, and there was a perception despite his considerable dignity that the captaincy did not sit easily with him. He was thus displaced in the role in 1974 by Andy Leslie, but continued to be one of the All Blacks' foremost players.

He was in colossal form on the 1974 tour of Australia and again later that year in Ireland, Wales and against the Barbarains. In the win against Wales he scored the winning try but in a curious decision that match was not given official test status.

There were numerous other distinctions for Kirkpatrick. He scored 115 tries in his 289 first class games, becoming one of the few forwards to reach the century. He was also the only man to have captained both islands: the South in 1969 in his last season with the Canterbury and then the North (in 1972-73) when he had returned home to Poverty Bay. And in the last of 33 appeances for Canterbury against Hawke's Bay he was in a winning Ranfurly Shield side.

Kirkpatrick suffered two public indignities which he did not deserve. He had no official warning he was being replaced as All Black captain and was told of the change along with everyone else under the Athletic Park grandstand after the 1974 trials. And he was told of his omission from the tour of France in 1977 by his brother Colin on the Poverty Bay team bus. Ironically, there is a feeling that Kirkpatrick in the latter stages of his career was better qualified to captain the All Blacks than when he had the position and been handicapped by poor management.

Kirkpatrick retired from all rugby early in the 1979 season. In latter years Kirkpatrick has remained close to rugby, often being consulted by the media for comments. He has also led many supporter groups on tour and was manager of the Cavaliers when they made their unauthorised tour of South Africa in 1986. In recent years he has been used, too, as a mentor to All Black sides.



In 2003 the International Rugby Hall of Fame Trust inducted Kirkpatrick into the sport's International Hall of Fame.

Profile by Lindsay Knight
for the New Zealand Rugby Museum.

FULL NAME

Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick

BORN

Friday, 24 May 1946 in Gisborne

AGE

59

PHYSICAL

1.90m, 102kg

POSITION

Flanker

LAST SCHOOL

King's College

RUGBY CLUB
(First made All Blacks from)

Rangiora

PROVINCES

Canterbury, Poverty Bay

ALL BLACK DEBUT

Wednesday, 18 October 1967
v Eastern Canada at Montreal
aged 21 years, 147 days

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT

Saturday, 25 November 1967
v France at Paris
aged 21 years, 185 days

LAST TEST

Saturday, 13 August 1977
v British and Irish Lions at Auckland
aged 31 years, 81 days

ALL BLACK TESTS

39 (9 as Captain)

ALL BLACK GAMES

74 (34 as Captain)

TOTAL ALL BLACK MATCHES

113 (43 as Captain)

ALL BLACK TEST POINTS

57pts (16t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK GAME POINTS

123pts (34t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

TOTAL ALL BLACK POINTS

180pts (50t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK NUMBER

666

The All Black Games that Kirkpatrick played.
(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced

 

Click on the date to be taken to the Match Card.
 

1967

 18 Oct vs Eastern Canada at Montreal 40-3  

 1 Nov vs South of England at Bristol 16-3  

 8 Nov vs West Wales at Swansea 21-14  

 15 Nov vs South-East France at Lyon 16-3  

 18 Nov vs France B at Toulouse 32-19  

 21 Nov vs South-West France at Bayonne 18-14  

 25 Nov vs France at Paris 21-15  

 13 Dec vs East Wales at Cardiff 3-3  

1968

 21 May vs Sydney at Sydney 14-9  

 28 May vs Junior Wallabies at Adelaide 43-3  

 15 Jun vs Australia at Sydney 27-11 (+) 

 18 Jun vs Queensland at Brisbane 34-3  

 22 Jun vs Australia at Brisbane 19-18  

 25 Jun vs F.R.U. President's XV at Suva 33-6  

 13 Jul vs France at Christchurch 12-9  

 27 Jul vs France at Wellington 9-3  

 10 Aug vs France at Auckland 19-12  

1969

 31 May vs Wales at Christchurch 19-0  

 14 Jun vs Wales at Auckland 33-12  

1970

 14 Jun vs A.R.U. President's XV at Perth 52-3  

 24 Jun vs Paul Roos' XV at Bethlehem 43-9  

 27 Jun vs Griqualand West at Kimberley 27-3  

 4 Jul vs South-West Africa at Windhoek 16-0  

 11 Jul vs Transvaal at Johannesburg 34-17  

 13 Jul vs Western Transvaal at Potchefstroom 21-17 (+) 

 18 Jul vs Orange Free State at Bloemfontein 30-12  

 25 Jul vs South Africa at Pretoria 6-17  

 1 Aug vs Eastern Province at Port Elizabeth 49-8  

 8 Aug vs South Africa at Cape Town 9-8  

 15 Aug vs Western Province at Cape Town 29-6  

 25 Aug vs Southern Universities at Cape Town 20-3  

 29 Aug vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth 3-14  

 2 Sep vs North-East Cape at Burghersdorp 85-0  (Captain)

 5 Sep vs Northern Transvaal at Pretoria 19-15  

 12 Sep vs South Africa at Johannesburg 17-20  

1971

 26 Jun vs British and Irish Lions at Dunedin 3-9  

 10 Jul vs British and Irish Lions at Christchurch 22-12  

 31 Jul vs British and Irish Lions at Wellington 3-13  

 14 Aug vs British and Irish Lions at Auckland 14-14  

1972

 13 May vs New Zealand Juniors at Wellington 25-9  (Captain)

 16 May vs Marlborough at Blenheim 59-10  (Captain)

 18 May vs Mid-Canterbury at Ashburton 52-7  (Captain)

 20 May vs Southland at Invercargill 30-9  (Captain)

 23 May vs Wanganui at Wanganui 39-21  (Captain)

 25 May vs Counties at Pukekohe 42-8  (Captain)

 27 May vs North Auckland at Whangarei 33-15  (Captain)

 31 May vs Wairarapa-Bush at Masterton 38-0  (Captain)

 3 Jun vs Manawatu at Palmerston North 37-9  (Captain)

 19 Aug vs Australia at Wellington 29-6  (Captain)

 2 Sep vs Australia at Christchurch 30-17  (Captain)

 16 Sep vs Australia at Auckland 38-3  (Captain)

 19 Oct vs British Columbia at Vancouver 31-3  (Captain)

 28 Oct vs Western Counties at Gloucester 39-12  (Captain)

 31 Oct vs Llanelli at Llanelli 3-9  (Captain)

 4 Nov vs Cardiff at Cardiff 20-4  (Captain)

 11 Nov vs London Counties at London 24-3  (Captain)

 18 Nov vs Ulster at Belfast 19-6  (Captain)

 22 Nov vs North-Western Counties at Workington 14-16  (Captain)

 25 Nov vs Scottish Districts at Hawick 26-6  (Captain)

 28 Nov vs Gwent at Ebbw Vale 16-7  (Captain)

 2 Dec vs Wales at Cardiff 19-16  (Captain)

 6 Dec vs Midland Counties (West) at Moseley 8-16  (Captain)

 9 Dec vs North-Eastern Counties at Bradford 9-3  (Captain)

 16 Dec vs Scotland at Edinburgh 14-9  (Captain)

 20 Dec vs Southern Counties at Oxford 23-6  (Captain)

 30 Dec vs East Glamorgan at Cardiff 20-9  (Captain)

1973

 2 Jan vs South-Western Counties at Redruth 30-7  (Captain)

 6 Jan vs England at London 9-0  (Captain)

 13 Jan vs Midland Counties (East) at Leicester 43-12  (Captain)

 20 Jan vs Ireland at Dublin 10-10  (Captain)

 24 Jan vs Neath and Aberavon at Neath 43-3  (Captain)

 27 Jan vs Barbarians at Cardiff 11-23  (Captain)

 31 Jan vs South-West Selection at Tarbes 12-3  (Captain)

 3 Feb vs France B at Lyon 23-8  (Captain)

 10 Feb vs France at Paris 6-13  (Captain)

 1 Aug vs New Zealand Juniors at Dunedin 10-14  (Captain)

 4 Aug vs NZRFU Presidents XV at Wellington 28-35  (Captain)

 8 Aug vs New Zealand Maori at Rotorua 18-8  (Captain)

 11 Aug vs NZRFU Invitation XV at Auckland 22-10  (Captain)

 15 Sep vs England at Auckland 10-16  (Captain)

1974

 1 May vs South Australia at Adelaide 117-6  

 8 May vs Victoria at Melbourne 41-3  

 15 May vs N.S.W. Country at Dubbo 27-4  

 18 May vs N.S.W. at Sydney 20-0  

 25 May vs Australia at Sydney 11-6  

 1 Jun vs Australia at Brisbane 16-16  

 3 Jun vs Queensland Country at Toowoomba 29-0  

 8 Jun vs Australia at Sydney 16-6  

 9 Nov vs Munster at Limerick 14-4  

 13 Nov vs Leinster at Dublin 8-3  

 20 Nov vs Connacht at Galway 25-3  (Captain)

 23 Nov vs Ireland at Dublin 15-6  

 27 Nov vs Wales XV at Cardiff 12-3  

 30 Nov vs Barbarians at London 13-13  

1975

 14 Jun vs Scotland at Auckland 24-0  

1976

 5 Jun vs Ireland at Wellington 11-3  

 30 Jun vs Border Invitation XV at East London 24-0  

 10 Jul vs South African Invitation XV at Cape Town 31-24  

 14 Jul vs Boland Invitation XV at Wellington 42-6  

 17 Jul vs Western Province at Cape Town 11-12  

 24 Jul vs South Africa at Durban 7-16  

 31 Jul vs Transvaal at Johannesburg 12-10  

 7 Aug vs Eastern Transvaal at Springs 26-12  

 14 Aug vs South Africa at Bloemfontein 15-9  

 21 Aug vs Northern Transvaal at Pretoria 27-29  

 28 Aug vs Natal at Durban 42-13  

 4 Sep vs South Africa at Cape Town 10-15  

 11 Sep vs Orange Free State at Bloemfontein 10-15  

 18 Sep vs South Africa at Johannesburg 14-15  

1977

 18 Jun vs British and Irish Lions at Wellington 16-12  

 9 Jul vs British and Irish Lions at Christchurch 9-13  

 30 Jul vs British and Irish Lions at Dunedin 19-7  

 13 Aug vs British and Irish Lions at Auckland 10-9  

Points scored for the All Blacks

 

t

c

p

dg

pts

vs Eastern Canada, 18 Oct 1967

2

-

-

-

6

vs South-East France, 15 Nov 1967

1

-

-

-

3

vs France B, 18 Nov 1967

1

-

-

-

3

vs South-West France, 21 Nov 1967

1

-

-

-

3

vs France, 25 Nov 1967

1

-

-

-

3

vs Sydney, 21 May 1968

1

-

-

-

3

vs Junior Wallabies, 28 May 1968

1

-

-

-

3

vs Australia, 15 Jun 1968

3

-

-

-

9

vs Wales, 14 Jun 1969

1

-

-

-

3

vs Griqualand West, 27 Jun 1970

1

-

-

-

3

vs Eastern Province, 1 Aug 1970

2

-

-

-

6

vs South Africa, 8 Aug 1970

1

-

-

-

3

vs North-East Cape, 2 Sep 1970

3

-

-

-

9

vs British and Irish Lions, 10 Jul 1971

1

-

-

-

3

vs Marlborough, 16 May 1972

1

-

-

-

4

vs Southland, 20 May 1972

2

-

-

-

8

vs North Auckland, 27 May 1972

1

-

-

-

4

vs Wairarapa-Bush, 31 May 1972

2

-

-

-

8

vs Australia, 2 Sep 1972

2

-

-

-

8

vs Australia, 16 Sep 1972

1

-

-

-

4

vs British Columbia, 19 Oct 1972

2

-

-

-

8

vs Cardiff, 4 Nov 1972

1

-

-

-

4

vs South-Western Counties, 2 Jan 1973

1

-

-

-

4

vs England, 6 Jan 1973

1

-

-

-

4

vs Midland Counties (East), 13 Jan 1973

1

-

-

-

4

vs Neath and Aberavon, 24 Jan 1973

1

-

-

-

4

vs NZRFU Presidents XV, 4 Aug 1973

1

-

-

-

4

vs South Australia, 1 May 1974

2

-

-

-

8

vs Victoria, 8 May 1974

1

-

-

-

4

vs N.S.W. Country, 15 May 1974

1

-

-

-

4

vs Australia, 25 May 1974

1

-

-

-

4

vs Australia, 8 Jun 1974

1

-

-

-

4

vs Connacht, 20 Nov 1974

2

-

-

-

8

vs Wales XV, 27 Nov 1974

1

-

-

-

4

vs Ireland, 5 Jun 1976

1

-

-

-

4

vs Natal, 28 Aug 1976

1

-

-

-

4

vs South Africa, 18 Sep 1976

1

-

-

-

4

vs British and Irish Lions, 30 Jul 1977

1

-

-

-

4

Totals

50

0

0

0

180

NB: includes seven tries at three points

Test Record by Nation

 

P

W

D

L

t

c

p

dg

pts

Australia

8

7

1

-

8

-

-

-

29

British and Irish Lions

8

4

1

3

2

-

-

-

7

England

2

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

4

France

5

4

-

1

1

-

-

-

3

Ireland

3

2

1

-

1

-

-

-

4

Scotland

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

South Africa

8

2

-

6

2

-

-

-

7

Wales

3

3

-

-

1

-

-

-

3

Totals

39

25

3

11

16

0

0

0

57

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