About Todd Blackadder
Todd Blackadder (born 20 September 1971) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player and professional rugby coach. He played 12 tests (25 games) for the All Blacks, and had 14 appearances as captain. Blackadder captained the Crusaders to three Super Rugby titles during his time with the franchise. He also won two National Provincial Championship titles with Canterbury. Blackadder coached the Crusaders for eight seasons from 2009 to 2016. Blackadder began his career as a blindside flanker but switched to lock in 1998. == Early years == Blackadder was born in Rangiora, New Zealand, where he grew up on his grandfather's dairy farm, and took after his father and uncles by playing for the local rugby club. He attended Rangiora College, but did not make the 1st XV in his time there. When he left school, Blackadder moved north to Collingwood to take up a welding apprenticeship. While there, he played club rugby and impressed age-group selectors for Nelson Bays, which led to him eventually being selected for the New Zealand Under 19 tour of Australia.
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