Samuel Jordan Cane was born on 13 January 1992 and is a New Zealand rugby union rugby player.
22 Facts About Sam Cane
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Sam Cane's regular playing position is as a loose forward.
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Sam Cane currently plays for Chiefs and Bay of Plenty.
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On 5 May 2020 Sam Cane was named the captain of the All Blacks, succeeding Kieran Read.
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Sam Cane has played for the Chiefs in Super Rugby, Bay of Plenty in the National Provincial Championship and King Country Rugby Union in the Heartland Championship.
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Sam Cane represented New Zealand Under-20 in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.
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Sam Cane's starting debut came in the final match of the series in front of his home crowd in Hamilton, giving a stand out performance that included 16 tackles and two tries.
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Sam Cane was a regular starter for the All Blacks during 2013 due largely to All Black captain Richie McCaw being on sabbatical.
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Sam Cane received the first yellow card of his international career in the final minute of that game.
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Sam Cane was a key member of 2015 Rugby World Cup winning team, where he captained the side to a comfortable 58 - 14 win over Namibia.
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Sam Cane became a regular starter for the All Blacks in 2016, starting in all three tests of the 2016 Steinlager series against Wales.
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Sam Cane captained the Chiefs to the semi-finals of Super Rugby and was selected in the All Blacks' 33-man squad for the 2017 Pasifika Challenge against Samoa and the three-test series against the touring British and Irish Lions.
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Sam Cane retained his spot as a regular starter for the 2017 Rugby Championship and began to play for the full 80 minutes more regularly, causing Savea to get less game time.
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Sam Cane was retained as the Chiefs' co-captain by new head coach Colin Cooper for the 2018 Super Rugby season, with departing midfielder Charlie Ngatai selected as the other captain.
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Sam Cane performed incredibly in the Chiefs' first few games of 2018, including the opening game on 24 February 2018.
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Sam Cane was replaced by Ardie Savea only 43 minutes into the second test due to poor behaviour.
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Sam Cane was dropped for the third test, with Savea starting in his place, with Matt Todd on the bench.
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Sam Cane then went on to play in five of the six fixtures, during the 2018 Rugby Championship.
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On 6 October 2018, Sam Cane started in the final match of the Rugby Championship, against South Africa.
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Sam Cane was only on the field for 36 minutes, before fracturing his neck during a collision with Springboks veteran loose forward Francois Louw.
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Sam Cane was an integral member of the Rugby World Cup 2019 All Blacks squad, appearing in nearly all the matches.
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Sam Cane replaced Kieran Read as Captain of the All Blacks on 6 May 2020.