| Birth Day | December 31, 1980 |
| Birth Place | Oamaru, New Zealand |
| Age | 43 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Widely considered one of the top openside flankers of all time, joined the Crusaders and New Zealand's national team in 2001.
He first took rugby seriously while playing at Otago Boys' High School, where he became head boy in his last year.
In 2010, he became New Zealand's most-capped All Black captain and was named IRB International Player of the Year for the third time.
He dated professional Dancer Hayley Holt in 2009. He later went on to date field hockey player Gemma Flynn and they got married in 2017.
He and Ben Franks represented New Zealand in the 2003 World Cup.
