After playing at centre and fullback as a teenager, Jerome Kaino has developed into one of New Zealand’s most promising young loose forwards.

He finished the 2007 Rebel Sport Super 14 round-robin as the only New Zealand forward to play every minute.

Kaino played for the Junior All Blacks in 2005 and was again chosen for the side in 2007.

The Auckland and Blues blindside flanker has the athleticism to dominate in open play and the size to cover locking duties. “Lome” missed selection in the 2006 Rebel Sport Super 14 due to a shoulder injury, but recovered in time to play the last four games of the season.

He attended the same high school in Auckland, St Kentigern’s, as flying wing Joe Rokocoko.

NZRU Annual Awards
Age Grade Player of the Year, 2004 Career Notes
• Not originally in the Blues’ 2006 Rebel Sport Super 14 squad, he was called back after 2005 All Black Angus Macdonald succumbed to an ACL injury.
• Started the first two matches of the Junior All Blacks tour to Australia in 2005 before returning to play for Auckland against the British & Irish Lions.
• Scored a try in his All Blacks debut against the Barbarians (non Test cap) at Twickenham in December 2004.
• Voted IRB Under 21 Player of the Year in 2004 and was Player of the Tournament at the 2004 IRB Under 21 World Championship.
• One of only three players to play every game for Auckland in the 2004 Air New Zealand NPC.

New Zealand Representative Teams
New Zealand Schools in 2001
New Zealand Under 19 in 2002
New Zealand Under 21 in 2003, 2004
New Zealand Sevens in 2005
Junior All Blacks in 2005
All Blacks in 2006, 2008

Stats - Below figures correct as at 1 July 2008

Provincial Caps 49
Provincial Points 35 (7t)
Provincial Debut 2004 v Poverty Bay
Super Rugby Caps 45
Super Rugby Points 20 (4t)
Super Rugby Debut 2004 v Reds

FULL NAME

Jerome Kaino

BORN

Wednesday, 6 April 1983 in Tutuila

AGE

27

PHYSICAL

1.96m, 109kg

POSITION

Loose Forward

LAST SCHOOL

St Kentigern College

RUGBY CLUB
(First made All Blacks from)

Auckland University

PROVINCE

Auckland

SUPER 14 TEAM

Blues

ALL BLACK DEBUT

Saturday, 4 December 2004
v Barbarians at London
aged 21 years, 242 days

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT

Saturday, 10 June 2006
v Ireland at Hamilton
aged 23 years, 65 days

LAST TEST

Saturday, 31 July 2010
v Australia at Melbourne
aged 27 years, 116 days

ALL BLACK TESTS

30 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK GAMES

1 (0 as Captain)

TOTAL ALL BLACK MATCHES

31 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK TEST POINTS

20pts (4t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK GAME POINTS

5pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

TOTAL ALL BLACK POINTS

25pts (5t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK NUMBER

1050

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

Click on the date to be taken to the Match Card

2004

 4 Dec vs Barbarians at London 47-19  

2006

 10 Jun vs Ireland at Hamilton 34-23 (+) 

 17 Jun vs Ireland at Auckland 27-17 (-) 

2008

 7 Jun vs Ireland at Wellington 21-11  

 14 Jun vs England at Auckland 37-20 (-) 

 5 Jul vs South Africa at Wellington 19-8  

 12 Jul vs South Africa at Dunedin 28-30 (-) 

 26 Jul vs Australia at Sydney 19-34  

 2 Aug vs Australia at Auckland 39-10 (-) 

 16 Aug vs South Africa at Cape Town 19-0  

 3 Sep vs Samoa at New Plymouth 101-14  

 13 Sep vs Australia at Brisbane 28-24  

 1 Nov vs Australia at Hong Kong 19-14 (-) 

 15 Nov vs Ireland at Dublin 22-3  

 22 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 29-9  

 29 Nov vs England at London 32-6 (-) 

2009

 20 Jun vs France at Wellington 14-10  

 27 Jun vs Italy at Christchurch 27-6  

 18 Jul vs Australia at Auckland 22-16  

 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 (-) 

 7 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 19-12  

 21 Nov vs England at London 19-6 (+) 

 28 Nov vs France at Marseilles 39-12  

2010

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

 26 Jun vs Wales at Hamilton 29-10  

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

 17 Jul vs South Africa at Wellington 31-17  

 31 Jul vs Australia at Melbourne 49-28  

Points scored for the All Blacks

t

c

p

dg

pts

vs Barbarians, 4 Dec 2004

1

-

-

-

5

vs South Africa, 5 Jul 2008

1

-

-

-

5

vs Samoa, 3 Sep 2008

1

-

-

-

5

vs Wales, 22 Nov 2008

1

-

-

-

5

vs France, 28 Nov 2009

1

-

-

-

5

Totals

5

0

0

0

25

Test Record by Nation

P

W

D

L

t

c

p

dg

pts

Australia

7

6

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

England

3

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

France

2

2

-

-

1

-

-

-

5

Ireland

5

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Italy

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Samoa

1

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

5

South Africa

8

4

-

4

1

-

-

-

5

Wales

3

3

-

-

1

-

-

-

5

Totals

30

25

0

5

4

0

0

0

20