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.jpg) Franks during the World Cup celebration parade, October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Owen Thomas Franks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 December 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Motueka, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Christchurch Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Ben Franks (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Owen Thomas Franks (born 23 December 1987) is a New Zealand rugby player who currently plays for Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition.[2] His usual position is tighthead prop.[3]
Franks has previously represented the Canterbury Rugby Football Union in the Mitre 10 Cup, the Crusaders in the international Super Rugby competition and New Zealand at international level. He made his debut for New Zealand in 2009 and played 108 tests across a 10-year period, making him one of the most-capped rugby players of all time. He was a member of the squads that won the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups, and is one of only 21 players who have won the Rugby World Cup on multiple occasions. Franks did not score any points for New Zealand during his international career. He holds the record for most international caps without scoring any points in a game.
- ^ a b "Stats | allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Owen Franks: Northampton sign New Zealand prop from Crusaders". BBC. 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Owen Thomas Franks". ESPN. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2021.