'Heartbroken and devastated': Logan Cadwallader's family thanks All Blacks and SAS for support

The family of All Blacks head of security Logan Cadwallader say they are devastated but overwhelmed by the outpouring of love from across the globe after his passing last week.

The former SAS soldier died in the team hotel following a sudden medical event in Edinburgh. It prompted a groundswell of emotion among the All Blacks, who paid their respects to Cadwallader alongside Scotland before their Nations Championship test at Murrayfield.

Cadwallader’s son, Trey, and brother, Dwayne, travelled to Scotland to retrieve his body, and stood with the All Blacks during the national anthem.

The husband of Nanette and father of three had been in the All Blacks set up for a decade, and was highly respected.

Cadwallader served in the New Zealand Army and New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, with deployments to Bosnia, East Timor, Afghanistan and Solomon Islands.

In a statement, his family paid tribute to Cadwallader and thanked everyone for their support.

“Over the past five days, we have experienced an extraordinary outpouring of grief and love for Logan from across the globe. It has been truly touching, albeit at times a little overwhelming. But, to me, he was simply, Logan – the man who captured my heart 29 years ago, the love of my life. And to our three children; Trey, Brooke and Mia, he was the world’s best dad.

Logan Cadwallader. Photo / Spectre

“Logan leaves behind a heartbroken and devastated family. Not just me and our children but his parents, Glenda and Selwyn; his siblings Rae, Kim and Dwayne; a wonderful circle of friends and colleagues who loved him dearly.

“To lose him so young, so suddenly and so publicly, on the other side of the world is something we could never have prepared ourselves for. Our son, Trey has been incredibly brave and selfless, travelling to Edinburgh alongside Logan’s brother and best mate, Dwayne, to bring his dad home to me, his sisters and all those who love him. To say I am proud is an understatement.

“I want to take this opportunity to extend my most heartfelt appreciation to Logan’s SAS family and his All Blacks family for the way they have wrapped their arms around us over the past week. You have worked tirelessly to bring Logan home, to ease the burden on us, and above all, to honour the incredible man he was and the truly wonderful life he lived. Your care and kindness during this unimaginably painful time have brought us comfort and a sense of peace when we needed it most. We will never be able to adequately express how much that means to us.

Logan Cadwallader's son and brother stood with the All Blacks during the national anthem. Photo / Sky Sport

“There will be a celebration of Logan’s life when his All Blacks family return from their Northern hemisphere tour and details of this will be shared in due course.

“For now, I ask that you respect our family’s privacy and give us the space to honour Logan, grieve his loss and begin to navigate a life without him. Please keep our family in your thoughts.”

Nathan Limm has been a journalist with Newstalk ZB and the NZ Herald since 2020. He covered the Netball World Cup in Cape Town in 2023, hosts The Big League Podcast and commentates rugby and netball for Newstalk ZB Sport.