Weet-Bix Cards 2009 All Blacks Power Plays

All Blacks Power Plays rugby cards were released in New Zealand by Sanitarium in 2009 in their Weetbix cereal boxes as part of their annual Weet-Bix cards series featuring the All Blacks. These Weetbix cards, which are an officially licensed product of the All Blacks, make up a set of 54 cards in total.

Weetbix Cards 2009 All Blacks Power Plays

The 2009 Power Plays cards were available in Weetbix boxes 750gms (2 cards) and 1 kg boxes (3 cards) for a limited time beginning 7 July 2009.

Weetbix Power Plays 2009 Collector Case

An official Weetbix Power Plays card collector case to store the cards (made from light cardboard) also came in Weetbix cereal boxes although many of these ended up getting discarded by consumers.

Weet-Bix All Blacks Power Plays Set

The complete set of 54 Weetbix Power Plays cards includes:

31 All Black Player Cards
7 All Black Legend Cards (Silver)
9 Power Up Cards (Green)
6 Power Down Cards (Red)
1 Weetbix Power Rules

Standard Player Cards

The 31 standard All Black player cards in the set each depict a portrait shot of a player in action on the front of the card. Also featured on the card is the player's attack and defense rating and the year of the card sits under the player image. Other vital information appearing on the card front includes player stats: player name, position played, test caps, test points, player weight and date of test debut.

A special rating attack and defense rating has been alloted to each player. The attack rating appears in green above the picture of the player while the defense rating is in the bottom right-hand corner and is highlighted in red.

The reverse of the cards is grey with a darker grey border. The Sanitarium Weet-bix logo and the All Black Power Plays logo are both positioned in the centre.

Legend Cards

The set also comprises 7 silver-coloured legend cards featuring All Blacks who are now retired from the game but have made a significant contribution to New Zealand rugby. The players honoured in the 2009 card series are: Christian Cullen, Sir Wilson Whineray, Zinzan Brooke, John Kirwan, Frank Bunce, Sean Fitzpatrick, and Robin Brooke.

The legend cards are almost entirely monochromatic grey apart from red hightlighting to stats and attack rating. Like the standard cards the attack rating is in green across the top.

Other Special Cards (Power-Ups, Power-Downs, Rules Card)

In addition to the 38 player cards already mentioned there are 9 power up cards (green) and 6 power down cards (red).

The Power-Up cards which are green mostly feature rugby grounds and, as you would expect, playing one of these gives a boost. The green Power-Down cards relate to fouls such as hands in the ruck or offside and have the opposite effect.

There is a Rules Card to collect that outlines how to play and the rules of the game.

List of Weet-Bix Cards 2009 Power Plays

The following Weetbix All Blacks Power Plays rugby cards are included in this 2009 set:

All Blacks Legends (Silver)

1. Robin Brooke [Lock]
2. Sean Fitzpatrick [Hooker]
3. Christian Cullen [Full Back]
4. Sir Wilson Whineray [Prop]
5. John Kirwan
6. Frank Bunce
7. Zinzan Brooke

All Blacks

1. John Afoa
   
2. Anthony Boric
   
3. Dan Carter
   
4. Jimmy Cowan
   
5. Stephen Donald
   
6. Jason Eaton
   
7. Stephen Donald
   
8. Andrew Ellis
   
9. Ross Filipo
   
10. Corey Flynn
    
11. Andrew Hore
    
12. Richard Kahui
    
13. Jerome Kaino
    
14. Brendon Leonard
    
15. Leon MacDonald
    
16. Richie McCaw
    
17. Keven Mealamu
    
18. Malili (Mils) Muliaina
    
19. Ma'a Nonu
    
20. Joe Rokocoko
    
21. Sitiveni Sivivatu
    
22. Conrad Smith
    
23. Greg Somerville
    
24. Rodney So'oialo
    
25. Adam Thomson
    
26. Brad Thorn
    
27. Neemia Tialata
    
28. Isaia Toeava
    
29. Anthony Tuitavake
    
30. Piri Weepu
    
31. Ali Williams
    
32. Tony Woodcock

Power Ups (Green)

Bledisloe Cup

Christchurch AMI Stadium

Dunedin Carisbrook

Eden Park Auckland

Hamilton Waikato Stadium

Wellington Westpac Stadium

Wayne Smith CO

Graham Henry CO

Steve Hansen CO

Power Downs (Red)

Penalty hands in the ruck

Penalty interfering with another player

Penalty offside

Penalty playing the ball off your feet

Penalty repeated infringements

Penalty scrum infingement

All Blacks Power Play Games

There are a couple of games that can be played with the Weetbix All Blacks Power Plays cards. In Power Crash (Game 1) players try to break through the opponent's formation. The object of Power Run (Game 2) is to outrun the opponent, and score. The winner is the one who gains the most distance once all cards have been played.

Weetbix Cards 2009 Card Value

If you are keen to collect more Weetbix All Black cards for your collection then you can sometimes pick up a full set of 2009 cards on Trademe for around NZ $25 - $35. Loose standard cards usually sell for around $1.00 although Legend cards maybe up to $1.50 max.

Related Links

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