At 2.00m tall, 'AB' as he his known to his teammates, is one of the new breed of tall and mobile young loose forwards on the scene.

Blues player who took the lessons from his first year with the team and quickly applied them back in the Air New Zealand Cup. Boric was one of North Harbour's standout players in 2006 and was a key factor in the team's Ranfurly Shield win over Canterbury.
A player with good aerial skills and mobility around the paddock, Boric is a player of the future.

Career Notes
• Selection for the 2006 Junior All Blacks team is his first to a national representative team, although he worked his way up the ladder of North Harbour age-group teams
• Started the last four matches of the 2005 Air New Zealand NPC campaign for North Harbour, including the Division One semifinal. Also started at lock in the season’s first match, against Samoa.
• Nominated as a Promising Player of the Year in the 2006 New Zealand Rugby Almanack.
• Attended Rosmini College in Takapuna, the same school as former All Blacks lock/flanker Blair Larsen.
• Has completed three years of a Bachelor of Engineering degree.

New Zealand Representative Teams
Junior All Blacks 2006
All Blacks 2008

Stats - Below figures correct as at 1 July 2008

Provincial Caps 37
Provincial Points 0
Provincial Debut 2005 v Samoa
Super Rugby Caps 25
Super Rugby Points 5 (1t)
Super Rugby Debut 2006 v Waratahs

FULL NAME

Anthony Frank Boric

BORN

Tuesday, 27 December 1983 in Auckland

AGE

26

PHYSICAL

2.00m, 113kg

POSITION

Lock

LAST SCHOOL

Rosmini College

RUGBY CLUB
(First made All Blacks from)

North Harbour Marist

PROVINCE

North Harbour

SUPER 14 TEAM

Blues

RUGBY NICKNAME

AB

ALL BLACK DEBUT

Saturday, 14 June 2008
v England at Auckland
aged 24 years, 170 days

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT

Saturday, 14 June 2008
v England at Auckland
aged 24 years, 170 days

LAST TEST

Saturday, 19 June 2010
v Wales at Dunedin
aged 26 years, 174 days

ALL BLACK TESTS

15 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK GAMES

1 (0 as Captain)

TOTAL ALL BLACK MATCHES

16 (0 as Captain)

ALL BLACK TEST POINTS

5pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK GAME POINTS

5pts (1t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

TOTAL ALL BLACK POINTS

10pts (2t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

ALL BLACK NUMBER

1074

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

Click on the date to be taken to the Match Card

2008

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

 21 Jun vs England at Christchurch 44-12 (+) 

 12 Jul vs South Africa at Dunedin 28-30  

 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 (+) 

 8 Nov vs Scotland at Edinburgh 32-6  

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

2009

 14 Nov vs Italy at Milan 20-6  

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

 28 Nov vs France at Marseilles 39-12 (+) 

 5 Dec vs Barbarians Club at London 18-25  

2010

 12 Jun vs Ireland at New Plymouth 66-28  

 19 Jun vs Wales at Dunedin 42-9 (-) 

Points scored for the All Blacks

t

c

p

dg

pts

vs Scotland, 8 Nov 2008

1

-

-

-

5

vs Barbarians Club, 5 Dec 2009

1

-

-

-

5

Totals

2

0

0

0

10

Test Record by Nation

P

W

D

L

t

c

p

dg

pts

Australia

3

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

England

4

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

France

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ireland

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Italy

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Samoa

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scotland

1

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

5

South Africa

2

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Wales

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Totals

15

14

0

1

1

0

0

0

5