A prolific try-scorer, Caleb Ralph began his career while still at school, making the New Zealand Sevens team as a teenager. Ralph has not only played a century of Super Rugby, but also set the record of 100 consecutive games for the Crusaders in his 2006 campaign. A strange thing happened when the Crusaders won the inaugural Super 14 in the fog by beating the Hurricanes in the final: The match represented the first occasion in the 104 matches played since he joined the franchise in 1999 that former All Black Caleb Ralph hadn't featured on the field. He played provincial rugby for Bay of Plenty, then Auckland before heading to Canterbury in 1998. His Test debut came that same year. He is known for his outstanding work rate on the field and his rock-solid defence. Ralph has played for three of New Zealand’s five Rebel Sport Super 14 franchises – the Chiefs (1997), Blues (1998-1999) and Crusaders (2000-). He scored eight tries in 13 games for the Crusaders in 2003, and 10 in 2002 and is the only New Zealand player to have scored tries against all five New Zealand Super 14 franchises. A wonderful servant for both the game and his franchise, Ralph is the Crusaders' leading try-scorer of all-time. He starts the 2007 campaign just three tries short of becoming the first Crusader to post 50 tries for the team in Super 14. NZRU Annual Awards Sevens Player of the Year, 1997 New Zealand Maori Player of the Year in 2001 New Zealand Representative Teams New Zealand Schools in 1995 New Zealand Under 19 in 1996 New Zealand Sevens in 1996–1998, 2000 New Zealand Maori in 1996–2001, 2004, 2005 New Zealand Under 21 in 1997 New Zealand Rugby Academy in 1997–1999 New Zealand A in 1998, 1999 All Blacks 1998, 2002, 2003 Junior All Blacks in 2005, 2006 Career Notes • Scored two tries as one of only two players to play all 240 minutes on the Junior All Blacks tour to Australia in 2005.

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A prolific try-scorer, Caleb Ralph began his career while still at school, making the New Zealand Sevens team as a teenager.

Ralph has not only played a century of Super Rugby, but also set the record of 100 consecutive games for the Crusaders in his 2006 campaign.

A strange thing happened when the Crusaders won the inaugural Super 14 in the fog by beating the Hurricanes in the final: The match represented the first occasion in the 104 matches played since he joined the franchise in 1999 that former All Black Caleb Ralph hadn't featured on the field.

He played provincial rugby for Bay of Plenty, then Auckland before heading to Canterbury in 1998. His Test debut came that same year. He is known for his outstanding work rate on the field and his rock-solid defence.

Ralph has played for three of New Zealand’s five Rebel Sport Super 14 franchises – the Chiefs (1997), Blues (1998-1999) and Crusaders (2000-).

He scored eight tries in 13 games for the Crusaders in 2003, and 10 in 2002 and is the only New Zealand player to have scored tries against all five New Zealand Super 14 franchises.

A wonderful servant for both the game and his franchise, Ralph is the Crusaders' leading try-scorer of all-time. He starts the 2007 campaign just three tries short of becoming the first Crusader to post 50 tries for the team in Super 14.

NZRU Annual Awards
Sevens Player of the Year, 1997
New Zealand Maori Player of the Year in 2001

New Zealand Representative Teams
New Zealand Schools in 1995
New Zealand Under 19 in 1996
New Zealand Sevens in 1996–1998, 2000
New Zealand Maori in 1996–2001, 2004, 2005
New Zealand Under 21 in 1997
New Zealand Rugby Academy in 1997–1999
New Zealand A in 1998, 1999
All Blacks 1998, 2002, 2003
Junior All Blacks in 2005, 2006

Career Notes
• Scored two tries as one of only two players to play all 240 minutes on the Junior All Blacks tour to Australia in 2005.

Career Comments:

Test match Record by Year
(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced

1998
27 Jun v England at Auckland 40-10

2001
13 Nov v Ireland 'A' at Belfast 43-30
20 Nov v Scotland 'A' at Perth 35-13

2002
8 Jun v Italy at Hamilton 64-10
15 Jun v Ireland at Dunedin 15-6
22 Jun v Ireland at Auckland 40-8 (-)
13 Jul v Australia at Christchurch 12-6
20 Jul v South Africa at Wellington 41-20
3 Aug v Australia at Sydney 14-16
10 Aug v South Africa at Durban 30-23

2003
14 Jun v England at Wellington 13-15
17 Oct v Canada at Melbourne 68-6
24 Oct v Tonga at Brisbane 91-7
8 Nov v South Africa at Melbourne 29-9 (+)
20 Nov v France at Sydney 40-13 (+)

Below figures correct at beginning of the 2007 rugby calendar:

Provincial Caps 108
Provincial Debut 1996 v Canterbury (Bay of Plenty)
Super 14 Caps 112
Super 14 Points 265 (53t)
Super 14 Debut 1997 v Gauteng Lions (Chiefs)