Liam J Messam

Surname:

Messam

First names:

Liam J

All Black Player No:

1082

All Black games played:

All Black years:

2008 - 2015

Clubs:

Hautapu, Raglan, Hautapu

Provincial teams:

Waikato 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022
NZ Under 21 2005
NZ Maori 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2020

Super teams:

Chiefs 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Provincial captain:

Waikato 2008, 2009

Super captain:

Chiefs 2013 (Co), 2014 (Co), 2015 (co)

Country captain:

NZ Maori 2006, 2008 Co, 2010, 2017

Biography:

2003: No 8 - 2 games
2004: Flanker [8], Sub [3] - 11 games - 3 tries, 1 DG (18 pts)
2005: Flanker [8], Sub [1] - 9 games - 2 tries (10 pts)
2005: NZ Under 21: Flanker - 5 games - 1 try (5 pts)
2006: Ch: Flanker [2], No 8 [1], Sub [6] - 9 games - 1 try (5 pts)
2006: Flanker [3], No 8 [7], Sub [5] - 15 games - 10 tries (50 pts)
2006: NZ Maori: Flanker [2], No 8 [1], Sub [1] - 4 games - 4 tries (20 pts)
2007: Ch: Flanker [5], No 8 [5], Sub [3] - 13 games - 3 tries (15 pts)
2007: Flanker [2], No 8 [9], Sub [2] - 13 games - 6 tries (30 pts)
2008: AB's: No 8 - 1 test, 1 tour game
2008: Ch: Flanker [10], No 8 [2], Sub [1] - 13 games - 4 tries (20 pts)
2008: Flanker [6], No 8 [5] - 11 games - 5 tries (25 pts)
2008: NZ Maori: Flanker [2], No 8 [3] - 5 games - 1 try (5 pts)
2009: AB's: Flanker - 1 test, 1 tour game, No 8 - 1 test - 1 try (5 pts)
2009: Ch: Flanker [13], No 8 [2] - 15 games - 2 tries (10 pts)
2009: Flanker [10], No 8 [3] - 13 games - 2 tries (10 pts)
2010: AB's: Flanker - 3 tests
2010: Ch: Flanker - 13 games - 4 tries (20 pts)
2010: NZ Maori: Flanker [1], No 8 [2] - 3 games - 2 tries (10 pts)
2010: Flanker [6], No 8 [2] - 8 games - 1 try (5 pts)
2011: AB's: Flanker - 1 test, No 8 - 2 tests
2011: Ch: Flanker [10], No 8 [6] - 16 games - 4 tries (20 pts)
2011: Flanker - 2 games
2012: AB's: Flanker - 11 tests - 2 tries (10 pts)
2012: Ch: Flanker - 17 games - 4 tries (20 pts)
2013: AB's: Flanker - 9 tests - 2 tries (10 pts)
2013: Ch: Flanker [15], No 8 [2] - 17 games - 2 tries (10 pts)
2014: AB's: Flanker [9], No 8 [2] - 11 tests - 1 try (5 pts)
2014: Ch: Flanker [10], No 8 [6], Sub [1] - 17 games - 3 tries (15 pts)
2015: AB's: Flanker - 3 tests
2015: Ch: Flanker [11], No 8 [3] - 14 games - 3 tries (15 pts)
2015: No 8 - 1 game
2016: Ch: No 8 [1], Sub [1] - 2 games
2017: NZ Maori: No 8 - 1 game - 1 try (5 pts)
2017: Ch: No [5], Flanker [6], Sub [5] - 16 games - 2 tries (10 pts)
2018: Ch: No 8 [6], Flanker [5], Sub [6] - 17 games
2020: NZ Maori: No 8 - 1 game
2020: No 8 [5], Sub [3] - 8 games - 1 try (5 pts)
2021: Ch: Flanker [1], Sub [3] - 4 games
2021: No 8 [2], Sub [4] - 6 games - 1 try (5 pts)
2022: Flanker [2], No 8 [1], Sub [2] - 5 games

Sub Total: AB's: 45 games (30 pts)
NZ Maori: 14 games (40 pts)
Super: 183 games (160 pts)
Prov: 104 games (158 pts)
Others: 5 games (5 pts)

Total: 351 games (393 pts)

2004: 7's Player of the Year
2012: Maori Player of the Year
2013: Maori Player of the Year

Born: 25 Mar 1984