Jerome Kaino

Jerome Kaino
Birth nameJerome Kaino
Date of birth (1983-04-06) 6 April 1983
Place of birthFaga'alu, American Samoa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight110 kg (240 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
SchoolPapakura High School
St Kentigern College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8, Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Auckland University ()
Correct as of 13 August 2021
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2018 Blues 137 (70)
2004–2017 Auckland 48 (50)
2012–2014 Toyota Verblitz 18 (10)
2018–2021 Toulouse 62 (10)
Correct as of 13 August 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2004 New Zealand Colts 9 (25)
2004–2017 New Zealand 83 (65)
2005–2007 Junior All Blacks 7 (0)
2011 Barbarian F.C. 1 (0)
Correct as of 13 August 2021
Coaching career
Years Team
2021– Toulouse (skills and U21)
Correct as of 7 June 2021

Jerome Kaino (born 6 April 1983) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year. In 2011, he was named the New Zealand Rugby player of the year, finishing ahead of Richie McCaw and Ma'a Nonu in the voting. He is a key member of 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup winning teams, becoming one of only 20 players to have won multiple Rugby World Cups.

Having played 137 games with the Blues, he is a Super Rugby centurion. Kaino is considered by many to be one of the game's greats.

He is the second U.S. national of Samoan descent to play for the All Blacks. The first was Frank Solomon in 1931.