William Thomas Jordan (born 24 February 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a fullback for the Crusaders in Super Rugby, Tasman in the National Provincial Championship (NPC), and the New Zealand national team.

Jordan began his professional career with provincial side Tasman in 2017 and was signed by the Crusaders in 2018, making his debut in 2019 after missing the previous year with injury. Jordan quickly established himself as a starting player on the back of their title winning season (2018) before becoming their first choice fullback. He made his international debut for New Zealand in 2020 and holds a try ratio of 0.90, having scored 55 tries in 61 appearances, the most of any New Zealand player. Since 2024 Jordan has been talked up by numerous figures and outlets as one of the best fullbacks in the world.

Early life Jordan attended Fendalton Open Air School, then Cobham Intermediate School, then Christchurch Boys' High School. He played as fullback for the top side, and led the UC Championship in tries scored in 2015. Jordan enrolled at the University of Canterbury in 2016 to study Law and Commerce. He completed this degree in July of 2025.

Club career After a successful school career, Jordan made his debut for the Tasman Mako in Round 1 of the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup against at Trafalgar Park in Nelson. He scored 6 tries during the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup, and was second in the tournament for clean breaks. Jordan made his debut for Super Rugby team the in 2019 after missing the 2018 season with injury. Jordan was part of the Mako side which won the Mitre 10 Cup for the first time in 2019. He was named in the South Island squad for the North vs South rugby union match in 2020, starting in the number 14 jersey in a 38–35 win for the South.

Jordan played every minute and scored a try in the final of the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season as the won their fifth title in a row with a 24–13 win over the . He had another outstanding 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season as the Crusaders made it six in a row with a 7–21 win over the in the final.

International career Following the Super Rugby Aotearoa season and scoring two tries in the North v South game, he was selected for the All Blacks squad for the 2020 Rugby Championship.

Jordan made his All Blacks debut against Australia on 7 November 2020 in a 24–22 loss for New Zealand, becoming All Black number 1191. Jordan returned from injury for the final test of 2020 and scored 2 tries in a 38–0 win over Argentina. Jordan was again named in the All Blacks squad to play Tonga and Fiji in the July 2021 Steinlager Series. In the first game of the 2021 season for the All Blacks, Jordan scored 5 tries against Tonga at Mount Smart Stadium in a 102–0 win for the side. He scored another 3 tries later in the year against the United States of America in a 14–104 win for the All Blacks.

Jordan received the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Award in 2021.

On 11 July 2026, Jordan scored a hat-trick of tries in a 47–17 win against Italy in Wellington to become the highest ever try-scorer for the All Blacks, bringing up his 50th try and surpassing the previous record of 49 set by Doug Howlett 19 years previously.

International tries

Since making his Test debut for the All Blacks in 2020, Jordan has scored 55 international tries at a rate of 0.90 per game. Jordan has become one of the most prolific try-scorers in international rugby and ranks as New Zealand's highest try-scorer, a feat he achieved in July 2026, and is joint-fifth on the all-time list for international tries. + List of international tries Opponent Location Competition Date Result 1 Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle (Australia) 2020 Tri Nations Series 28 November 202038–0 2 3 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 2021 July Tests 3 July 2021102–0 4 5 6 7 8 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 2021 Fiji tour of New Zealand 10 July 202157–23 9 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 17 July 202160–13 10 Eden Park, Auckland 2021 Rugby Championship 14 August 202157–22 11 Perth Stadium, Perth 5 September 202138–21 12 North Queensland Stadium, Townsville (Australia) 25 September 202119–17 13 FedExField, Landover 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals 23 October 2021104–14 14 15 16 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 30 October 202154–15 17 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 13 November 202120–29 18 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 2022 Ireland tour of New Zealand 9 July 202212–23 19 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 16 July 202222–32 20 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 2022 Rugby Championship 15 September 202239–37 21 Eden Park, Auckland 24 September 202240–14 22 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 2023 Rugby Championship 15 July 202335–20 23 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 29 July 202338–7 24 (PS) Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon (France) 2023 Rugby World Cup 29 September 202396–17 25 26 (PS) Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon (France) 5 October 202373–0 27 28 (QF) Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 14 October 202328–24 29 (SF) Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 20 October 202344–6 30 31 32 Eden Park, Auckland 2024 Rugby Championship 17 August 202442–10 33 34 Stadium Australia, Sydney 21 September 202431–28 35 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 28 September 202433–13 36 Twickenham Stadium, London 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals 2 November 202424–22 37 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 8 November 202423–13 38 Juventus Stadium, Turin 23 November 202429–11 39 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 2025 France tour of New Zealand 5 July 202531–27 40 41 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 12 July 202543–17 42 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 19 July 202529–19 43 Eden Park, Auckland 2025 Rugby Championship 6 September 202524–17 44 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals 8 November 202525–17 45 Twickenham Stadium, London 15 November 202519–33 46 Te Kaha, Christchurch 2026 Nations Championship 4 July 202634–32 47 48 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 11 July 202647–17 49 50 51 Eden Park, Auckland 2026 Nations Championship 18 July 202640–21 52 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2026 Greatest Rivalry Series 22 August 202633-16 53 54FNB Stadium, Johannesburg2026 Greatest Rivalry Series5 September 202624-29 55M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore2026 Greatest Rivalry Series12 September 2026 28-43

Hat-tricks

+ List of international hat-tricks Date Venue Opponent Tries Result Competition 1 3 July 2021 Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 5 (9', 20', 47', 55', 68') 102–0 2021 July Tests 2 23 October 2021 FedExField, Landover 3 (10', 30', 70') 104–14 2021 Autumn International 3 20 October 2023 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 3 (11', 62', 73') 44–6 2023 Rugby World Cup 4 11 July 2026 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 3 (29', 50', 53')47–17 2026 Nations Championship

Statistics

+ Appearances and tries by year Year Apps Tries2020 2 22021 11 152022 8 42023 10 102024 10 72025 13 72026 7 10Total6155

+ Appearances and tries by competitionCompetitionAppsTriesRugby World Cup 6 8Tri Nations Series / The Rugby Championship 26 14Nations Championship 3 6Test series / tours 26 27Total6155

+ Tries by opponentOpponentTries 7 7 6 6 6 5 7 3 2 2 2 1 1Total55

Honours

Crusaders

Super Rugby: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025 Super Rugby Aotearoa: 2020, 2021

New Zealand

The Rugby Championship: 2021, 2022, 2023 Bledisloe Cup: 2021 - 2025 Rugby World Cup: runner-up 2023

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