Ian Kirkpatrick

Ian Kirkpatrick

MBE

Birth name	Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date of birth	(1946-05-24) 24 May 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Gisborne, New Zealand
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
School	King's College
Occupation(s)	Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1966, 1970–1979 1967–1969 Poverty Bay Canterbury 82 33 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1967–1977 New Zealand 39 (57)

Ian Andrew Kirkpatrick MBE (born 24 May 1946) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. Described as "supremely athletic, fast, fearless and with an uncanny sense of anticipation",^[1] Kirkpatrick is widely regarded as one of the greatest flankers to have ever played the game. His try-scoring ability was astonishing; at the time Kirkpatrick played rugby, it was rare for forwards to score tries, but his 16 test tries were an All Black record until Stu Wilson surpassed it in 1983. He also captained the All Blacks and was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2014.