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Where Does The All Blacks Roster Play Professional Rugby? A List

Where Does The All Blacks Roster Play Professional Rugby? A List

The New Zealand All Blacks are No. 3 team rugby team in the World Rugby rankings. Here's where all their current players play professionally.

Sep 28, 2024 by Joe Harrington
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The All Blacks of New Zealand are one of the best national teams in the history of the sport with three Rugby World Championships and the country has never ranked lower than No. 5 in the Rugby World Rankings. 

The All Blacks have been ranked No. 3 since Ireland overtook them following the Six Nations, but Ireland has since moved to No. 1 in the World Rugby Rankings. But the All Blacks remain in the top three worldwide.

But with the summer international season ending and a month before the Autumn international season begins, some players will leave the national team to play professionally abroad, while others will wait for the Super Rugby season that starts in February 2025.

Here’s a look at where each member of the All Blacks roster plays professionally and how to watch them. 

All Blacks Roster And Where They Play Professionally 

  • Anton Lienert-Brown, Mid-fielder: Gallagher Chiefs (Super Rugby)
  • Ardie Savea, Loose Forward: Moana Pasifika (Super Rugby)
  • Asafo Aumua, Hooker: Hurricanes (Super Rugby) 
  • Beauden Barrett, First Five-Eighths: Toyota Verblitz (Japan Rugby League One) 
  • Billy Proctor, Mid-fielder: Hurricanes (Super Rugby) 
  • Caleb Clarke, Outside Back: Blues (Super Rugby)
  • Codie Taylor, Hooker: Crusaders (Super Rugby)
  • Cortez Ratima, Halfback: Gallagher Chiefs (Super Rugby)
  • Dalton Papali’i, Loose Forward: Blues (Super Rugby)
  • Damian Mckenzie, First Five-Eighths: Gallagher Chiefs (Super Rugby)
  • David Havili, Utility Back: Crusaders (Super Rugby)
  • Ethan Blackadder, Loose Forward: Crusaders (Super Rugby) 
  • Ethan de Groot, Prop:  Highlanders (Super Rugby)
  • Fletcher Newell, Prop: Crusaders (Super Rugby)
  • George Bell, Hooker: Crusaders (Super Rugby)
  • Harry Plummer, First Five-Eighths: Blues (Super Rugby)
  • Jordie Barrett, Mid-fielder: Leinster Rugby (United Rugby Championship)
  • Josh Lord, Lock: Gallagher Chiefs (Super Rugby)
  • Luke Jacobson, Loose Forward: Gallagher Chiefs (Super Rugby)
  • Mark Tele’a, Outside Back: Blues (Super Rugby)
  • Noah Hotham, Halfback: Crusaders (Super Rugby)
  • Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Prop: Blues (Super Rugby)
  • Pasilio Tosi, Prop: Hurricanes (Super Rugby)
  • Patrick Tuipulotu, Lock: Blues (Super Rugby)
  • Rieko Ioane, Mid-fielder: Blues (Super Rugby)
  • Ruben Love, Back: Hurricanes (Super Rugby)
  • Sam Cane, Loose Forward: Tokyo Sungoliath (Japan Rugby League One
  • Sam Darry, Lock: Blues (Super Rugby)
  • Samipeni Finau, Loose Forward: Gallagher Chiefs (Super Rugby)
  • Scott Barrett, Lock: Crusaders (Super Rugby)
  • Sevu Reece, Outside Back: Crusaders (Super Rugby)
  • Stephen Perofeta, Outside Back: Blues (Super Rugby)
  • Tamaiti Williams, Prop: Crusaders (Super Rugby)
  • TJ Perenara, Half Back: Hurricanes (Super Rugby)
  • Tupou Vaa’i, Lock: Gallagher Chiefs (Super Rugby)
  • Tyrel Lomax, Lock: Hurricanes (Super Rugby)
  • Wallace Sititi, Loose Forward: Gallagher Chiefs (Super Rugby)
  • Will Jordan, Outside Back: Crusaders (Super Rugby)

Super Rugby Teams 

Here's a list of the Super Rugby teams.

New Zealand Teams:

Australian Teams:

Pacific Teams:

When Does The Super Rugby Season Start?

The 2025 season will begin Feb. 14, 2025. The season has been extended to 16 rounds. Teams will play 14 regular-season matches. 

Here are some of the changes: 

  • 11 teams competing as follows; ACT Brumbies, Blues, Chiefs, Crusaders, Fijian Drua, Highlanders, Hurricanes, Moana Pasifika, NSW Waratahs, Queensland Reds and Western Force
  • Teams will play 14 regular-season matches, consisting of seven home games and seven away games, and be allocated two byes.
  • Teams will play four teams twice, with a focus on rivalry matchups, and the six remaining teams once.
  • The top six teams on the table at the end of the regular season will qualify for the three-week Finals Series
  • In Week 1 of the Finals Series, qualifying matches will be 1 v 6, 2 v 5 and 3 v 4, with the higher-seeded teams hosting.
  • The three winners of the qualifying matches will progress to the semifinals.
  • They will be joined by the highest-seeded losing team (the ‘lucky loser’), which will drop one seeding for the semifinal draw.
  • Semifinals will be 1 v 4 and 2 v 3, with the higher-seeded teams hosting.
  • The two winners of the semifinals will progress to the Grand Final, which will be hosted by the higher-seeded team

Which Professional Rugby Clubs Won Championships in 2023-2024

  • Investec Champions Cup: Toulouse
  • EPCR Challenge Cup: Hollywoodbets Sharks
  • Top 14: Toulouse 
  • United Rugby Championship: Glasgow Warriors
  • Super Rugby: Blues
  • Gallagher Cup Premiership: Northampton Saints

How To Watch Rugby Matches In the United States On FloRugby

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