Ethan J. Blackadder (born 22 March 1995) is a New Zealand
rugby union
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player who plays for in the
Bunnings NPC
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and the in the
Super Rugby
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competition. His position of choice is
flanker
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* Flanker (rugby union), a position in rugby union (not found in rugby league)
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. He is the son of former
All Blacks
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player
Todd Blackadder
Todd Blackadder (born 20 September 1971) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player and professional rugby coach. He captained the national team, the All Blacks 14 times playing a total of 25 games and 12 tests. Blackadder captained the Crusa ...
.
Early career
Blackadder played his club rugby for the Nelson Rugby Club. He was educated at
Nelson College
Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in Nelson, New Zealand, the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. ...
from 2008 to 2012.
Tasman
Blackadder made his debut for in Round 4 of the
2016 Mitre 10 Cup
The 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season was the eleventh season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 18, when North Harbour hosted Counties Manukau. It involved the ...
against in
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...
. He was part of the Tasman team that won the
Mitre 10 Cup
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for the first time in
2019
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. Blackadder missed the
2020 Mitre 10 Cup
The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season was the fifteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on September 11, when North Harbour hosted Canterbury. It involved the top ...
with injury as the Mako went on to win their second premiership title in a row.
Crusaders
Blackadder was named in the squad for the
2018 Super Rugby season
The 2018 Super Rugby season was the 23rd season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition organised by SANZAAR between teams from Argentina, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. After two seasons in which 18 teams participat ...
. He made his debut against the in Round 10 and was later named Crusaders rookie of the year. Blackadder played every minute of the 24–13 win over the in the
2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa final as the side won their fifth title in a row. After an outstanding season Blackadder was voted Champion Crusader of the Year by his teammates at the 2021 Crusaders awards. Blackadder suffered a season ending injury late in the
2022 Super Rugby Pacific season
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as the Crusaders went on to make in six in a row with a 7–21 win over the in the final.
All Blacks
After an outstanding
2021 Super Rugby season
The 2021 Super Rugby season was the 26th season of Super Rugby, an annual men's international rugby union tournament organised by SANZAAR, involving teams from Australia and New Zealand. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was wholly reg ...
Blackadder was named in the
All Blacks
The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 198 ...
squad to play
Tonga
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and
Fiji in the July Steinlager Series. He made his debut against
Tonga
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at
Mount Smart Stadium
Mount Smart Stadium (formerly known as Ericsson Stadium) is a multipurpose stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the main home ground of the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League, and occasionally hosts rugby union and internati ...
, coming off the bench in a 102–0 win for the All Blacks – becoming All Black number
1195
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Events
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* July 18 – Battle of Alarcos: Almo ...
.
He was named in the travelling squad for the
2021 Rugby Championship
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and the end of year tour of Europe.
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Crusaders (rugby union) players
New Zealand international rugby union players
New Zealand rugby union players
People educated at Nelson College
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union number eights
Rugby union players from Rangiora
Tasman rugby union players