About
Dallas McLeod was one of 12 new Crusaders in the 2020 squad, earning selection after an impressive debut season with Canterbury in the Mitre 10 Cup.
Originally from Methven, McLeod attended Christ’s College in Year 13. He represented the Canterbury Under 19 side in 2017 and 2018 and helped lead the team to the Final of the Jock Hobbs Memorial National Under 19 Tournament in 2018. For his efforts that year, McLeod was named Under 19 Player of the Year at Canterbury Rugby’s annual awards evening.
A member of the Christchurch Rugby Club, McLeod went on to be named Vice-Captain of the New Zealand side for the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Argentina in 2019 and made his provincial debut off the bench against Wellington later that year. He was named Canterbury Rugby A First Year Player, alongside Cullen Grace, at the Canterbury Rugby Awards in October 2019.
Dallas was no stranger to the Crusaders environment when he debuted in 2020, having playing in the side’s 2017 pre-season match against the Hurricanes in Greymouth and was a 2018 Crusaders Development XV representative, he also lined up in the midfield alongside Braydon Ennor in 2019 for the Crusaders, in their pre-season fixture against the Hurricanes in Levin, scoring a try in the 34-19 win. He is now on track to play his 50th game for the Crusaders in 2025.
Dallas debuted for the All Blacks in 2023 just before half time of the Bledisloe Cup match in Dunedin and the All Black XV in 2024, scoring a try against Georgia.