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Ryan Crotty

Ryan Crotty is a versatile player who can slot in at first or second five-eighth. All Blacks fans will long remember Ryan Crotty’s try in the final minutes of the 2013 Ireland Test, which kept the team’s perfect season intact. 

The 2006 New Zealand Schools representative entered the national selection frame on the strength of outstanding performances for Canterbury Under 18 and at the New Zealand Under 19 trial camps.

He attended Shirley Boys' High, the same school as All Black and Canterbury stalwart Chris Jack, and is currently studying towards a degree in sports coaching at Canterbury University. 


Crotty missed selection in the 2015 Rugby World Cup squad but his fine form in the 2016 Investec Super Rugby earned him a call up to the first All Blacks squad of 2016 to take on Wales.

His mother represented New Zealand in waterpolo while his father has also played first class rugby in New Zealand.

Player
Position:
Second Five-Eighths
Born:
23/09/1988
Physical:
1.81m, 94kg
Test Debut:
v Australia at Sydney 17 August 2013
Test Points Breakdown:
7t
Test Points:
35
Caps:
30
Provincial Team:
Canterbury
Super Rugby Team:
Crusaders
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Ryan Crotty

News 16.Sep.2017 See all news

All Blacks take South Africa apart for record win

Regaining their execution and poise, the All Blacks dismantled, piece by painful piece, the great Springbok revival with a record-breaking score of 57-0 in front of 30,021 at Albany in their Investec Rugby Championship Test on Saturday.   More

News 15.Sep.2017 See all news

All Blacks face different test from Springboks

First five-eighths Beauden Barrett said South Africa would provide another test of the All Blacks' progress when the sides meet in their first Investec Rugby Championship Test at Albany on Saturday.   More

News 12.Sep.2017 See all news

Crotty expects a 'different' Springboks team

All Blacks mid-field general Ryan Crotty is expecting a significant challenge from a resurgent South Africa team in their Investec Rugby Championship Test in Albany on Saturday.   More

News 04.Sep.2017 See all news

No matter who plays, expectations will be high - Hansen

Expect 'some conversation' about some of the sides the All Blacks selectors choose in the future games in the Investec Rugby Championship.   More

News 26.Aug.2017 See all news

Skipper backed himself with decisive call

All Blacks captain Kieran Read called on the same response that controversially didn't come off in the dying moments of the third Test against the British & Irish Lions to get the winning play over Australia in Dunedin on Saturday.   More

News 22.Aug.2017 See all news

Crotty just doing his job for the team

Centre Ryan Crotty was the last person getting carried away with the praise he was winning for the control he had been showing in the All Blacks backline, and especially against Australia at the weekend.   More

News 05.Aug.2015 See all news

All Blacks in the gym

Weight training with the All Blacks ahead of Saturday's clash with Australia in the first Bledisloe Cup Test of 2015.   Watch

News 17.Nov.2014 See all news

Player reaction after the Scotland match

Hear from the All Blacks after their tight game against Scotland.   Watch

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All Blacks training session in Chicago

Hear from the All Blacks as they have their first practice in Chicago.   Watch

Career Comments

  • Career notes:
    New Zealand Under 19 (2007)
    Crusaders wider training squad (2007)
    New Zealand Schools (2006)
    Southern Regions Schools (2006)
    Canterbury Under 18 (2005, 2006)
    Shirley Boys’ High School First XV (2005, 2006)

    Ryan’s favourites
    Hobbies: Surfing, playing computer games, touch rugby, back yard cricket
    Favourite rugby ground: Ravenhill, Ireland and Jade Stadium, Christchurch
    Favourite player: Aaron Mauger and Jeff Wilson. Both really good rugby minds and also possessing high skill levels
    Favourite food: Pizza
    Favourite actor/actress: Will Ferrell and Robert de Niro
    Favourite movie: Transformers / 300 / The Lion King
    Favourite book: ‘It’s not about the Bike’ (Lance Armstrong)
    Favourite music: All music but especially Chris Brown, Rhianna, Phil Collins, Oasis and The Temptations
    Favourite non-rugby sports team: Sydney City Roosters
    Favourite holiday destination: Spain, the south of France or Greece
    Who would you like to meet? Winston Churchill, to get some key ideas on how to make good decisions under intense pressure
    Earliest rugby memories: Being kicked in the face by accident in New Brighton under 5 gold team
    I hate it when… We lose or I get injured… or I’m hungry
    I can’t live without… My mother
    If I wasn’t a rugby player I would be… Something involved with sport, like personal training or coaching.

Test Match record

(+) subsitute(-) replaced

2013:
17 August v Australia at Sydney 47-29 (+)
2 Nov v Japan at Tokyo 54-6 (+)
10 Oct v France at Paris 26-19 (+)
17 Nov v England at London 30-22 (+)
25 Nov v Ireland at Dublin 24-22 (+)

2014
21 Jun vs England at Hamilton 36-13 (+)
16 Aug v Australia at Sydney 12-12 (+)
23 Aug v Australia at Auckland 51-20 (-)
5 Oct v South Africa at Johannesburg 25-27 (+)
1 Nov v USA at Chicago
8 Nov v England at London 24-21 (+)
15 Nov v Scotland at Edinburgh 24-16
22 Nov v Wales at Cardiff 34-16 (+)

2015
8 July v Samoa at Apia 15-16 (-)
17 July v Argentina at Christchurch 39-18 (+)

2016 
11 Jun v Wales at Auckland 39-21
18 June v Wales at Wellington 36-22
25 June v Wales at Dunedin 46-6
20 August v Australia at Sydney 42-8 (-)
10 September v Argentina at Hamilton 57-22 (-)
17 September v South Africa at Christchurch 41-13 (-)
1 October v Argentina at Buenos Aires 36-17 (-)
9 October v South Africa at Durban 57-15 (-)
22 October v Australia at Auckland 37-10
5 November v Ireland at Chicago 29-40 (-)
27 November v France at Paris 24-19 (-)

2017
23 Jun v British & Irish Lions at Auckland 30-15 (-)
19 August v Australia at Sydney 54-34 (-)
26 August v Australia at Dunedin 35-29 (-)
16 September v South Africa at Albany 57-0
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