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Wayne Shelford (Wayne Thomas Shelford) was born on 13 December, 1957 in Rotorua, New Zealand, is a Sir Wayne Thomas Buck" Shelford is New Zealand rugby union footballer. Discover Wayne Shelford's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Wayne Thomas Shelford
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Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 13 December 1957
Birthday 13 December
Birthplace Rotorua, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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Wayne Shelford Height, Weight & Measurements

At 66 years old, Wayne Shelford height is 1.89m and Weight 107 kg.

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Weight 107 kg
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His wife is Joanna Shelford

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1957

Sir Wayne Thomas "Buck" Shelford (born 13 December 1957) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach who represented and captained New Zealand (the All Blacks) in the late 1980s.

He is also credited with revitalising the performance of the All Blacks' traditional "Ka Mate" haka.

In August 2021, it was announced that he would appear in the 2021 season of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021.

1982

After playing for Western Heights High School First XV, Shelford was selected for the Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools and Auckland age grade sides, and made his Auckland provincial debut in 1982.

Shelford enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Navy as a physical training instructor (PTI), and during this time also played rugby for the Navy team.

1985

In 1985, when the North Harbour Rugby Union was created, he moved with it as his club side was a member.

This was the same year he was first selected for the All Blacks, for the later abandoned South Africa tour.

Shelford's first game for the All Blacks was against Club Atlético San Isidro in Buenos Aires on 12 October 1985.

1986

He then joined the unauthorised Cavaliers' tour of South Africa in 1986, which included 28 of the 30 players selected for the original tour.

Shelford made his Test debut for the All Blacks later that year against France in a 19–7 victory in Toulouse, and then was a notable victim of the infamous "Battle of Nantes" in the second Test.

Roughly 20 minutes into the match, he was caught at the bottom of a rather aggressive ruck, and a French boot kicked his groin, ripping his scrotum and leaving one testicle hanging free.

He also lost four teeth in the process.

After discovering the injury to his scrotum, he calmly asked the physiotherapist to stitch up the tear and returned to the field before a blow to his head left him concussed.

He was substituted and watched the remainder of the game from the grandstand where he witnessed the All Blacks lose 16–3.

1987

In 1987, the first Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand.

Shelford played in five of the six All Blacks games and was a member of the team that won the final against France 29–9.

He was involved in an incident during the semi-final match against Wales that saw Huw Richards become the first player to be sent off in the tournament.

Richards had punched the All Black lock Gary Whetton after a loose scrum and Shelford reacted in defence of his team mate, landing a blow that knocked Richards to the ground.

Shelford escaped punishment while Richards left the field.

Shelford took over as All Black captain after the World Cup, first captaining the side during the 1987 tour of Japan.

During his captaincy from 1987 to 1990, the All Blacks did not lose a game, only drawing once against Australia in 1988.

Upon becoming captain, Shelford brought his teammates to Te Aute College, a Māori school, to see the students perform a traditional haka.

Although the All Blacks had been performing the haka at the start of their matches since the team's inception, it was Shelford who taught them the proper way to perform the "Ka Mate" haka.

Shelford has said that the All Blacks had previously done the haka in a way that showed little understanding or training, and with the support of a former All Black, Hika Reid, stressed the importance of correctly learning the tikanga, words and actions, noting that the key was getting the European members of the team to embrace the change.

The All Blacks performed the haka for the first time in New Zealand at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.

1990

In 1990, the All Blacks' selectors decided that Shelford was not up to the standard for the team and he was controversially dropped after the test series against Scotland.

The general public were unhappy with this decision, especially when the All Blacks lost the third test of their next series against Australia, ending a 17-test winning streak (and 49 game streak including non-tests).

After this, fans started appearing at games with signs saying "Bring Back Buck".

Shelford said he had "no hard feelings" about being dropped and that he had spoken with the then selector, Alex Wyllie, who expressed a "few regrets" about his decision.

1991

Although Shelford never regained his place in the All Blacks side, he was the captain of the New Zealand XV that played Romania in the Soviet Union and New Zealand B team that beat Australia B in 1991.

He had played 48 All Blacks games including 22 tests and had captained the side 31 times, including 14 tests.

He also scored 22 tries in total in his All Blacks career.

Shelford moved to England to play for Northampton, helping to revitalise a team languishing at the lower end of the first division and inspiring them to their first Pilkington Cup final.

In the 1991 New Year Honours, Shelford was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby.

In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Shelford was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to rugby and the community.

1995

He retired from playing all rugby in 1995 after a spell at the Rugby Roma in the Italian Championship and coached for some time in Britain, including spells at Saracens and Rugby Lions.

1997

He returned to New Zealand and was the assistant coach of the North Harbour team in 1997 and coach in 1998.

Currently, Shelford is coaching at his former club, North Shore in Devonport.

2020

In 2020, he became the host, assistant coach and emergency player for All Blacks Alumni in Match Fit, a reality documentary series to train retired All Blacks back into shape against the current New Zealand Barbarians squad of former internationals.

He reprised the role in 2021/22 (aired 2022).