Brodie Retallick
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| Full name | Brodie Allan Retallick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 May 1991 Rangiora, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Culum Retallick (cousin) John Ashworth (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brodie Allan Retallick (born 31 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, who currently plays as a lock for Kobelco Kobe Steelers in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He previously played for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.
Retallick made his international debut for New Zealand in 2012 and has been a regular starter ever since, with over 100 test caps. He was a key member of the 2015 Rugby World Cup-winning team, the winner of World Rugby Player of the Year in 2014 and is the award's youngest winner to date.
Retallick has earned frequent comparisons to the late former All Black lock, Sir Colin Meads.