Israel Dagg

His next try came in the 22nd minute of the All Blacks pool match against France.

In total, he scored five tries in the tournament.

That was the second most at the tournament.

Israel Jamahl Akuhata Dagg (born 6 June 1988 ) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played for the Crusaders in Super Rugby.

He has also played for the New Zealand Sevens team, and represents Hawkes Bay in the ITM Cup.

Dagg attended the Advanced Course at the International Rugby Academy (IRANZ) in April 2006.

His course facilitator was former Wallabies coach, Dave Rennie, and former Otago, Otago Highlanders and New Zealand player Jeff Wilson.

That year, he became the first secondary school player to be selected for Hawke's Bay since Danny Lee.

The 2006 New Zealand Rugby Almanack named him one of its five promising players for 2006.

Dagg played international rugby for New Zealand's All Blacks from 2010 to 2017, before repeated knee injuries cut his career short.

Dagg scored 26 tries during his international career and is one of the most-capped outside backs in All Black history.

Dagg made his All Blacks debut against Ireland in New Plymouth on 12 June 2010.

He was again capped against Wales the following week but was injured at half time.

Coach Graham Henry decided to rest him for the second test against Wales, giving veteran Mils Muliaina an opportunity.

Muliaina was awarded the 15 jersey for the opening Tri Nations test against South Africa.

A strong performance by the veteran, in the 32–12 result for the All Blacks, led to his being selected again for the rematch against the Springboks.

Dagg was awarded a bench spot from which he emerged to score his first international try for the All Blacks.

Dagg swerved between Schalk Burger and Pierre Spies before dancing his way to the try line.

This try gave New Zealand the try bonus-point in the Investic Tri Nations as the All Blacks won 31–17.

Dagg's second test try came in dramatic circumstances against South Africa on 21 August 2010 at FNB Stadium near Soweto, Johannesburg.

With the scores level at 22-all, in the last minute of play, Dagg backed up a break by Ma'a Nonu to score the game-winning try for a 29–22 result.

Dagg's inclusion saw Mils Muliaina displaced from the All Blacks starting XV, with Muliaina only two caps away from his 100th test.

Dagg played in the final against France, which the All blacks won.

In the pool rounds of the 2011 Rugby World Cup Dagg became one of the tournament's top try scorers.

He scored the tournament's first try in the first half of the opening game against Tonga before adding another try before half time in the same game.

Following the completion of the Rugby World Cup, the IRB's Rugby News Service listed Dagg as one of the Top 5 players of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Dagg was named in the 30-man test squad to play Ireland in New Zealand.

He started all three games at fullback.

In the second match he received a yellow card for shoulder charging a kicker late.

In the third match, he scored a try off a Sonny Bill Williams grubber kick.

He also kicked a conversion while Aaron Cruden was injured.

The All Blacks won the test series.

Dagg started in all of the 2012 Rugby Championship matches for the All Blacks.

He scored in the first match of the Rugby Championship against the Wallabies.

Dagg announced his retirement from rugby on 4 April 2019 in an Instagram post citing continued issues with an injury to his right knee.

He has continued to be an integral member of the Crusaders' coaching and advisory staff.

Following his untimely retirement, he joined the Sky Sport NZ rugby union commentary team.

Dagg was born in Marton, New Zealand and attended Lindisfarne College in Hastings, Hawke's Bay.

Dagg is of Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu) and Samoan descent through his grandmother.

While in high school, Dagg represented Hawke's Bay at under-16 and under-19 level.