Luke Whitelock

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luke Whitelock
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 29, 1991(1991-01-29)
Age	33
Country	New Zealand
Horoscope	Capricorn

Luke Whitelock Biography

Luke Whitelock is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on January 29, 1991 in New Zealand. Luke was born in Palmerston North, and grew up on a dairy farm in Linton, 11km south- west from the city. His grandfather, Nelson Dalzell (1950), was a 1950’s All Black. Father Braeden, a former Manawatu representative and father Braeden were all rugby players. He had 3 older brothers, Sam, Adam, and George. Sam and George went on to play for the Crusaders and Canterbury, while Sam and Sam became All Blacks.

Whitelock was 20 when he made his debut in the Canterbury squad ahead of the 2011 ITM Cup. He played 4 times in his first season of provincial rugby and won his first ITM Cup Premiership medal. His side defeated Waikato 12-3. After gaining Super Rugby experience with Crusaders the following year, Whitelock became a more regular member of Canterbury’s starting team. He was featured 9 times and scored his first provincial try, as the men in red, black and black retained their ITM Cup title. They defeated Auckland 31-18.

In 2013, he played in all 18 of the Crusaders matches as they were once again eliminated at the semi-final stage by the Chiefs who went on to defend their title by defeating the Brumbies in the final. While in 2014 despite competing for a starting place with the likes of; Richie McCaw, Kieran Read and Jordan Taufua, Whitelock started a then career high 10 times and scored 2 tries to help the Crusaders make the Super Rugby final where they narrowly went down to the Waratahs in Sydney, losing 33-32.

2013 saw him win his 3rd ITM Cup in 3 years as Canterbury finished 2nd behind Wellington on the Premiership log, but were able to overcome the Lions 29-13 in the final. Whitelock scored 3 tries in 10 games to help Canterbury lift their 6th ITM Cup in a row. However, they were unable to hold on to their title in 2014, going down to local rivals, Tasman in the semi-final with Whitelock featuring in all 11 of their games during the year.

Luke became the fourth Whitelock for Crusaders Super Rugby in 2012 after impressive performances in his first season with Canterbury. He was able to play a lot of Super Rugby game time despite fierce competition among the franchise’s loose forwards.

Luke Whitelock Net Worth

Luke Whitelock is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luke Whitelock 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Luke Charles Whitelock, born 29 January 1991, is a New Zealand rugby union star who plays loose forward for Canterbury in New Zealand’s domestic Mitre10 Cup and the Highlanders at the international Super Rugby competition.

Whitelock represented New Zealand Schools in 2008. He was also a member the New Zealand Under-20 teams that won the IRB Junior World Championship in 2010. In 2011, Whitelock was captain of the side and played 9 games in both tournaments.

He earned his first call up to the senior New Zealand side ahead of the 2013 end-of-year rugby union internationals and debuted as a second-half replacement for Dominic Bird in a 54-6 victory over Japan in Tokyo.

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Whitelock then went on to start at number 8, in the test against Wales on the 2017 end-of-year tour as well, starting alongside his older brother, with Sam Captaining the All Blacks against Wales. Whitelock had a solid performance against Wales, in the 33-18 win, and was replaced by his former Crusaders team-mate, Matt Todd, in the 45th minute.

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Luke Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Luke Whitelock celebrates birthday on January 29 of every year.

For the 2018 end-of-year tour, Whitelock was only named in the wider training squad of the extended 51-man All Blacks squad, having only played one test during the Rugby Championship. Ardie Savea’s outstanding performance at number 8 against Argentina, as well as the arrival of then-uncapped Blues flanker, Dalton Papalii and the return of Matt Todd from Japan, as well as Liam Squire from injury, were seen as reasons for Whitelock’s omission from the main 31-man group travelling to Europe for tests against England, Ireland and Italy. Whitelock was named Captain of the All Blacks, for the 3 November test against Japan, leading out a team containing eight test debutants. Whitelock became the 70th player to Captain the All Blacks in a test, leading them to a 69-31 win over Japan, after a hat-trick of tries from Ngani Laumape and two tries from debutant, George Bridge, sealed out the win.