Rokocoko is a player whose attacking qualities are without question. Add to this his defensive game and high work-rate and you have a special player. Nimble and quick but deceptively strong, Joe Rokocoko has set the standard for finishing, and creating, exhilarating tries.

His brilliant 2003 season was recognised by the International Rugby Players’ Association with a nomination for 2003 Player of the Year.

Rokocoko is the youngest player selected (a week before his 20th birthday) for the All Blacks since another great wing Jonah Lomu in 1994.

His family arrived in New Zealand when he was five years old, and he is a member of a select group of players who made New Zealand Schools for three years in a row.

Representative honours also include playing in the New Zealand Under 19 side that won the Junior World Cup in Chile in 2001, playing in all four matches.

Career Notes
• Started on the wing in all three matches for the Junior All Blacks in Australia in 2005 and recorded a hat-trick in the tour opener versus Queensland.
• Scored three tries against England at Eden Park in 2004 to record his third Test hat-trick, following similar efforts in 2003 against Australia and France.
• Scored 17 tries in 12 Tests in 2003, a world record for a calendar year.
• In the same year, became the first player to score 10 tries in his first five Tests (though he went scoreless on debut), and the first All Black to score two or more tries in four consecutive Tests.
• Selected for the All Blacks after his debut season with the Blues in 2003, Rokocoko played for New Zealand before he played for Auckland.

New Zealand Representative Teams
New Zealand Under 16 in 1999
New Zealand Schools in 2000, 2002
New Zealand Under 19 in 2001, 2002
New Zealand Under 21 in 2002
New Zealand Sevens in 2002, 2005
All Blacks in 2003–2008
Junior All Blacks in 2005

Below figures correct at beginning of the 2007 rugby calendar:
Provincial Caps 16
Provincial Points 25 (5t)
Provincial Debut 2004 v North Harbour
Super 14 Caps 43
Super 14 Points 80 (16t)
Super 14 Debut 2003 v Waratahs

FULL NAME

Josevata Taliga Rokocoko

BORN

Monday, 6 June 1983 in Nadi

AGE

27

PHYSICAL

1.89m, 104kg

POSITION

Wing

LAST SCHOOL

St Kentigern College

RUGBY CLUB
(First made All Blacks from)

Auckland University

PROVINCE

Auckland

SUPER 14 TEAM

Blues

RUGBY NICKNAME

Roks

ALL BLACK DEBUT

Saturday, 14 June 2003
v England at Wellington
aged 20 years, 8 days

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT

Saturday, 14 June 2003
v England at Wellington
aged 20 years, 8 days

LAST TEST

Saturday, 31 July 2010
v Australia at Melbourne
aged 27 years, 55 days

ALL BLACK TESTS

64 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK GAMES

1 (0 as Captain)

TOTAL ALL BLACK MATCHES

65 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK TEST POINTS

230pts (46t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK GAME POINTS

5pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

TOTAL ALL BLACK POINTS

235pts (47t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK NUMBER

1032

The All Black Games that Rokocoko has played.
(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced

Click on the date to be taken to the Match Card

2003

 14 Jun vs England at Wellington 13-15 (-) 

 21 Jun vs Wales at Hamilton 55-3  

 28 Jun vs France at Christchurch 31-23  

 19 Jul vs South Africa at Pretoria 52-16  

 26 Jul vs Australia at Sydney 50-21  

 9 Aug vs South Africa at Dunedin 19-11  

 16 Aug vs Australia at Auckland 21-17  

 11 Oct vs Italy at Melbourne 70-7 (-) 

 2 Nov vs Wales at Sydney 53-37  

 8 Nov vs South Africa at Melbourne 29-9 (-) 

 15 Nov vs Australia at Sydney 10-22  

 20 Nov vs France at Sydney 40-13  

2004

 12 Jun vs England at Dunedin 36-3 (-) 

 19 Jun vs England at Auckland 36-12  

 26 Jun vs Argentina at Hamilton 41-7  

 10 Jul vs Pacific Islanders at Albany 41-26  

 17 Jul vs Australia at Wellington 16-7  

 24 Jul vs South Africa at Christchurch 23-21  

 7 Aug vs Australia at Sydney 18-23  

 14 Aug vs South Africa at Johannesburg 26-40  

 13 Nov vs Italy at Rome 59-10  

 20 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 26-25  

 27 Nov vs France at Paris 45-6  

2005

 6 Aug vs South Africa at Capetown 16-22 (+) 

 13 Aug vs Australia at Sydney 30-13  

 27 Aug vs South Africa at Dunedin 31-27  

 3 Sep vs Australia at Auckland 34-24  

 5 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 41-3  

 19 Nov vs England at London 23-19 (+) 

 26 Nov vs Scotland at Edinburgh 29-10  

2006

 10 Jun vs Ireland at Hamilton 34-23  

 17 Jun vs Ireland at Auckland 27-17  

 8 Jul vs Australia at Christchurch 32-12  

 29 Jul vs Australia at Brisbane 13-9  

 19 Aug vs Australia at Auckland 34-27  

 2 Sep vs South Africa at Rustenberg 20-21  

 5 Nov vs England at London 41-20  

 11 Nov vs France at Lyon 47-3  

 18 Nov vs France at Paris 23-11  

2007

 2 Jun vs France at Auckland 42-11  

 9 Jun vs France at Wellington 61-10  

 23 Jun vs South Africa at Durban 26-21  

 30 Jun vs Australia at Melbourne 15-20 (-) 

 14 Jul vs South Africa at Christchurch 33-6  

 21 Jul vs Australia at Auckland 26-12  

 15 Sep vs Portugal at Lyon 108-13  

 29 Sep vs Romania at Toulouse 85-8  

 6 Oct vs France at Cardiff 18-20  

2008

 8 Nov vs Scotland at Edinburgh 32-6  

 15 Nov vs Ireland at Dublin 22-3 (-) 

 18 Nov vs Munster at Limerick 18-16  

 22 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 29-9  

 29 Nov vs England at London 32-6  

2009

 13 Jun vs France at Dunedin 22-27  

 20 Jun vs France at Wellington 14-10  

 27 Jun vs Italy at Christchurch 27-6  

 25 Jul vs South Africa at Bloemfontein 19-28  

 1 Aug vs South Africa at Durban 19-31  

 22 Aug vs Australia at Sydney 19-18  

 12 Sep vs South Africa at Hamilton 29-32  

 19 Sep vs Australia at Wellington 33-6  

2010

 12 Jun vs Ireland at New Plymouth 66-28 (-) 

 19 Jun vs Wales at Dunedin 42-9  

 10 Jul vs South Africa at Auckland 32-12 (-) 

 31 Jul vs Australia at Melbourne 49-28  

Points scored for the All Blacks

t

c

p

dg

pts

vs Wales, 21 Jun 2003

2

-

-

-

10

vs France, 28 Jun 2003

3

-

-

-

15

vs South Africa, 19 Jul 2003

2

-

-

-

10

vs Australia, 26 Jul 2003

3

-

-

-

15

vs South Africa, 9 Aug 2003

1

-

-

-

5

vs Italy, 11 Oct 2003

2

-

-

-

10

vs Wales, 2 Nov 2003

2

-

-

-

10

vs South Africa, 8 Nov 2003

1

-

-

-

5

vs France, 20 Nov 2003

1

-

-

-

5

vs England, 12 Jun 2004

1

-

-

-

5

vs England, 19 Jun 2004

3

-

-

-

15

vs Argentina, 26 Jun 2004

1

-

-

-

5

vs Pacific Islanders, 10 Jul 2004

2

-

-

-

10

vs South Africa, 14 Aug 2004

1

-

-

-

5

vs Wales, 20 Nov 2004

2

-

-

-

10

vs Australia, 13 Aug 2005

1

-

-

-

5

vs South Africa, 27 Aug 2005

2

-

-

-

10

vs Australia, 29 Jul 2006

1

-

-

-

5

vs South Africa, 2 Sep 2006

1

-

-

-

5

vs England, 5 Nov 2006

1

-

-

-

5

vs France, 11 Nov 2006

1

-

-

-

5

vs France, 18 Nov 2006

1

-

-

-

5

vs France, 9 Jun 2007

2

-

-

-

10

vs South Africa, 23 Jun 2007

1

-

-

-

5

vs Portugal, 15 Sep 2007

2

-

-

-

10

vs Romania, 29 Sep 2007

3

-

-

-

15

vs Munster, 18 Nov 2008

1

-

-

-

5

vs Italy, 27 Jun 2009

1

-

-

-

5

vs Australia, 19 Sep 2009

1

-

-

-

5

vs Australia, 31 Jul 2010

1

-

-

-

5

Totals

47

0

0

0

235

Test Record by Nation

P

W

D

L

t

c

p

dg

pts

Argentina

1

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

5

Australia

15

12

-

3

7

-

-

-

35

England

6

5

-

1

5

-

-

-

25

France

10

8

-

2

8

-

-

-

40

Ireland

4

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Italy

3

3

-

-

3

-

-

-

15

Pacific Islanders

1

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

10

Portugal

1

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

10

Romania

1

1

-

-

3

-

-

-

15

Scotland

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

South Africa

14

8

-

6

9

-

-

-

45

Wales

6

6

-

-

6

-

-

-

30

Totals

64

52

0

12

46

0

0

0

230