About Jerome Kaino
Jerome Kaino (born 6 April 1983) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year. In 2011, he was named the New Zealand Rugby player of the year, finishing ahead of Richie McCaw and Ma'a Nonu in the voting. He is a key member of 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup winning teams, becoming one of only 20 players to have won multiple Rugby World Cups. Having played 137 games with the Blues, he is a Super Rugby centurion. Kaino is considered by many to be one of the game's greats. He is the second U.S. national of Samoan descent to play for the All Blacks. The first was Frank Solomon in 1931. On 8 September 2017, Kaino played for Auckland for the first time since 2010. Kaino played his first two tests against Ireland in 2006. Kaino's return from injury saw him become the national side's first-choice blindside flanker.
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