His Career and Legacy
Brian Lochore made his debut for the All Blacks against England at Twickenham in 1964 while playing for Masterton club in the Poverty Bay area. He captained New Zealand until 1970 when they toured South Africa.
After retirement he became a successful coach and coached his old club Masterton and then moved onto Wairarap-Bush in 1980. Lochore became and All Blacks selector in 1983 and then moved on to coach the side. He lead the All Blacks to World Cup glory in 1987. Lochore stayed involved in the All Black setup and managed the side at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
He was became Sir Brian Lochore and earned the honour of Knight Companion of New Zealand of Merit in 1999 and earned New Zealand’s highest honour after being inducted into the Order of New Zealand in 2007.
He was also inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame and will be remembered as one of the greatest All Blacks of all time.
