29 Facts About Brodie Retallick

Brodie Allan Retallick was born on 31 May 1991 and is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, who plays as a lock for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and is part of the Hawke's Bay squad for New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.

Brodie Retallick was a key member of 2015 Rugby World Cup-winning team, the winner of World Rugby Player of the Year in 2014 and is the award's youngest winner to date.

Brodie Retallick has earned frequent comparisons to the late former All Black lock, Sir Colin Meads.

Brodie Retallick played for the Hawkes Bay Magpies in the 2010 and 2011 ITM Cup.

Brodie Retallick represented New Zealand under 20 in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.

Brodie Retallick earned a contract with the Chiefs for the 2012 Super Rugby season and had become a regular starter for the Chiefs by the end of the season.

Brodie Retallick played in every match for the All Blacks, either from the bench or starting, in the 2012 Rugby Championship, playing 13 games for the national side in total for the 2012 season.

Brodie Retallick started again for the Chiefs in the 2013 Final.

Brodie Retallick then continued his workload for the All Blacks by playing a further 11 tests during the year, and was a regular starter for the All Blacks by the time the 2013 Rugby Championship had started, with Luke Romano battling with injury.

Brodie Retallick cemented his place in the side on 14 September 2013, winning the award for Man of the Match against South Africa.

Brodie Retallick played in 12 tests for the All Blacks in 2014 and won the World Rugby Player of the Year award and the Kelvin R Tremain award for the best New Zealand-based player of the year.

Brodie Retallick was selected by head coach Steve Hansen as one of 31 players for New Zealand's squad for the 2015 World Cup after a string of outstanding performances for the All Blacks and the Chiefs.

Brodie Retallick played well during the competition, earning him a starting spot for the quarter-final against France on 17 October 2015.

Brodie Retallick was subbed off towards the end of the last Bledisloe Cup test against Australia, on 22 October 2016, in Auckland, following a concussion caused by Dean Mumm elbowing him.

The first test against Ireland in Chicago was the only test Brodie Retallick missed that year.

Brodie Retallick finished the competition with six tries.

Brodie Retallick missed the 2018 series against France due to a pectoral injury.

Brodie Retallick was re-selected for the All Blacks for the 2018 Rugby Championship.

Brodie Retallick played the full 80 minutes and scored a try in the 51st minute.

Brodie Retallick won the award for Man of the Match, earning him comparisons to late All Black great, Colin Meads.

Brodie Retallick's try against the Wallabies later went on to win him the award for IRP Try of the Year.

Brodie Retallick played three tests during the 2018 Rugby Championship, being replaced only nine minutes into the first test against Argentina, on 8 September 2018.

Brodie Retallick missed the rest of the competition due to the injury suffered against Argentina.

Brodie Retallick then displaced Scott Barrett for the tests against England and Ireland.

Brodie Retallick was named as the Chiefs' co-captain, alongside his injured All Blacks teammate, Sam Cane.

Brodie Retallick was replaced by Hurricanes loose forward, Vaea Fifita, but was not injured badly.

Brodie Retallick started in all four tests he played during the World Cup, including the playoffs.

On 11 June 2019, Brodie Retallick re-signed with New Zealand Rugby for another three years.

Brodie Retallick's contract contained a clause that allowed him to play two seasons in Japan's Top League.