Tony Woodcock
Tony Woodcock

Tony Woodcock

27th Jan 1981 1.84m/118kg Loosehead Prop

Leading All Blacks Coaches Pick Their All-Time All Blacks XV

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Choosing all-time sides in any sport can be contentious, but there is rarely unanimity when it comes down to the All Blacks.   So what happened when three of the All Blacks' all-time leading coaches,...

A statistical look at Wayne Barnes' career ahead of his record-breaking 101st test match

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

England’s Wayne Barnes will become the most-capped referee of all time when he takes charge of his 101st test match on 12 November when France meets South Africa in Marseille in the Autumn Nations...

RANKED: The countries with the most test centurions

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

An elite group of 80 men's international players have reached the incredible milestone of 100 test caps.     Even some of the most talented players who have graced the rugby pitch...

A standing ovation for Aaron Smith after his 100th test match

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Aaron Smith became the first All Black scrumhalf to play 100 test matches on Saturday.   The 32-year-old assisted two tries in New Zealand's 33-25 victory over Australia and was given a standing...

Kieran Read Retires

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Followig Toyota Verblitz missing out on the Top League Final after a loss to Panasonic Wild Knights, Kieran Read announced his retirement from the game.   A look back at the best facts and stats...

Blues talisman James Parsons announces his retirement

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Blues talisman James Parsons has today announced that he has decided to retire from all rugby.   Parsons finishes as the fourth highest capped Blues player (115 games) behind Keven Mealaumu, Jerome...

Most Test Tries XV | McCaw, O'Driscoll and more!

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  We take a look at the top try scorers in test rugby by putting together a XV of players who crossed the whitewash the most times during their careers.   New Zealand,...

All-Star New Zealand Super Rugby XV

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The past 25 years of Super Rugby have yielded New Zealand dominance in the competition. We attempted the unenviable task of putting together an all-star XV picked from the two-and-a-half decades of the...

Over 100 Test victories and a record number of assists - Kieran Read's career in numbers

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A look back at the best facts and stats from Kieran Read's career, after he played his final match for New Zealand.     Kieran Read's international career came to an end on Friday, as the...

Wallabies name team to face New Zealand

4 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has made just the one forced change to his starting side ahead of Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup decider with New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland.    Adam...