Samuel Lawrence Whitelock, known as Sam Whitelock, is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played as a lock. Table of Contents Toggle SiblingsCareerAccoladesSiblingsSam is one of four brothers from a prominent New Zealand rugby family. All four brothers played Super Rugby for the Crusaders and once appeared together in the same match. He won two Rugby World Cups (2011 and 2015), finished runner-up in 2023, and claimed third place in 2019. Individually he was named New Zealand Rugby Player of the Year in 2017 and selected in the World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year in 2022.