The Crusaders prop Wyatt Crockett will make rugby history this week when he becomes the first player to chalk up 200 super rugby appearances.
The former All Black prop has been named in the Crusaders starting lineup for the match against the Highlanders in Christchurch on Friday night - the same side he made his debut against in 2006.
The Christchurch-born prop became the most capped Super Rugby player of all time in April 2017 when he broke Keven Mealamu's record of 175 games.
The Crusaders prop Wyatt Crockett will play his 200th Super Rugby game on Friday night. Photo: Photosport
He's won three Super Rugby championship titles with the Crusaders and in 2011 Crockett was named New Zealand Super Rugby Player of the Year.
"I am honoured to have represented a team that I am immensely proud of for the past 13 years, and to have the opportunity to reach 200 games at home, in front of my family and friends, is something I know I'll look back on fondly at the end of my Super Rugby career," Crockett said.
Crockett's first class career began in 2005 with Canterbury, and he went on to earn 73 caps for the provincial side. He made his All Blacks debut in 2009 and played the last of his 71 tests against Wales in November last year.
In 2015, he was a member of the successful All Blacks Rugby World Cup squad.
The stadium in Christchurch will be renamed 'Wyatt Crockett Stadium' for this game, in recognition of Crockett's 200 match milestone.
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