All Blacks captain, 92 Tests, and one of the most respected hookers ever to play the game
RugbySean Fitzpatrick is New Zealand rugby folklore in human form.
Ninety-two Test appearances for the All Blacks between 1986 and 1997, fifty-one of them as captain. In a country where the black jersey carries a cultural weight no other national team quite matches, Fitzpatrick captained the side with the kind of assurance that becomes the template other captains are measured against. He was in the front row of the 1987 World Cup winning side, led the team through two Tri Nations triumphs in 1996 and 1997, and captained New Zealand to a Test series win in South Africa in 1996 that had been considered almost impossible.
He came from rugby royalty. His father Brian played 22 times for the All Blacks between 1951 and 1954. The weight of the name could have made him an awkward captain, but it did the opposite. Teammates describe the leadership as patient, principled, and quietly ferocious in a tight moment. He was not the loudest man in the dressing room. He was usually the first one in it.
Post rugby he has moved into broadcasting, business ambassadorial work, and the international speaker circuit, where the All Blacks stories, the leadership lessons, and the perspective on what a national sport actually means in a small country land with power. He has been a World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee since 2011.
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