Buck Shelford
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| Born | Wayne Thomas Shelford 13 December 1957 Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Western Heights High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Darrel Shelford (brother) Frank Shelford (uncle) Adrian Shelford (cousin) Exia Shelford (cousin) Kyle Shelford (2nd cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sir Wayne Thomas Shelford KNZM MBE (born 13 December 1957) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach who represented and captained New Zealand (the All Blacks) in the late 1980s. Nicknamed "Buck", he played as a number eight for Auckland, North Harbour, Northampton and Rugby Roma.
Shelford toured South Africa with the unofficial New Zealand Cavaliers in 1986. He made his debut for the All Blacks later that year and went on to win 22 caps. He was part of the team that won the 1987 Rugby World Cup. Shelford captained the All Blacks from 1987, and the team was undefeated until he was controversially dropped in 1990. He is credited with revitalising the performance of the All Blacks' traditional "Ka Mate" haka in the 1980s.
After retiring, he coached North Harbour and English club Saracens.