Todd Blackadder
| Full name | Todd Smith Blackadder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 September 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||
| School | Rangiora High School | ||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer Rugby coach Director of Rugby |
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| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| New Zealand No. | 947 | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–04 | Edinburgh | 41 [1] | (15) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1990-01 | Canterbury | 126 | (171) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996–01 | Crusaders | 71 | (40) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1995–00 | New Zealand | 12 | (5) |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2004–05 2008 2009– |
Edinburgh Gunners (assistant) Tasman Crusaders |
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Todd Smith Blackadder (born 20 September 1971 in Rangiora) is a former professional New Zealand rugby union player and professional rugby coach. He served as Director of Rugby for the Tasman Rugby Union before being appointed to succeed Robbie Deans as coach of Super Rugby team the Crusaders.[1] His nickname is "Toddy".
Player
He played for the All Blacks 25 times, including 14 as captain. He also played for the Crusaders at lock. Among his achievements as a player were captaincy of the New Zealand All Blacks, the Crusaders Super 12 team, and the Canterbury provincial team. He also played 9 games for Nelson Bays in 1990. He then continued to play professionally, in Scotland as the captain of the Edinburgh Gunners. First played for Woodend, near Rangiora which kicked off his Rugby Union career. He also played 7's for New Zealand in the inaugural world cup held at Murrayfield.
Coach
He was the first assistant forwards coach of Scotland's first foreign head coach Matt Williams, and became the forwards coach of the Edinburgh Gunners under Frank Hadden. He now serves as the Director of Rugby for the Tasman Rugby Union in the National Provincial Championship. He was also part of the coaching team for the Crusaders.[2] In October 2007 he was appointed coach of the Tasman Makos for the 2008 Air New Zealand Cup.[3] Blackadder was appointed to become coach of the Crusaders on 23 July 2008.
Notes and references
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| Preceded by | All Blacks Captain 2000 |
Succeeded by Anton Oliver |
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