Brodie Retallick

Birth Name: Broderick Allan Retallick

Place of Birth: Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date of Birth: 31 May, 1991

Ethnicity: English, Northern Irish, Cornish

Brodie Retallick is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. A lock, he plays for Kobelco Kobe Steelers. He was previously with Hawke’s Bay and Chiefs, and the New Zealand national team. He won the World Rugby Player of the Year in 2014. He is 6′8″.

Brodie is the son of Jo Ashworth and Glenn Retallick. His uncle, mother’s brother, is John Ashworth, a rugby footballer, who played 24 Tests for the All Blacks. The surname Retallick is Cornish. He is married to nurse Niki Thompson, with whom he has two children.

Brodie’s paternal grandfather was Bernard Allan Retallick (the son of Thomas William Retallick and Lea Matthews). Bernard was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Thomas was born in Canterbury, the son of Thomas Retallick and Christina Farquhar, whose own parents were Northern Irish, from County Cavan. Bordie’s great-grandmother Lea was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, the daughter of Frederick Charles Matthews, whose parents were English, with at least partial roots in Hampshire; and of Emily Richardson Lea, whose father was from Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.

Brodie’s paternal grandmother is named Eileen Moorfield.

Brodie’s maternal grandfather’s surname is Ashworth.

Sources: Genealogy of Brodie Retallick (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Information about and obituary of Brodie’s paternal grandfather, Bernard Allan Retallick – https://www.facebook.com
https://www.lambandhayward.co.nz