WFR POW's
PLAYER OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE
WFR POW's ---- Winston Stanley ----Jeff Wilson  ---- Henry Honiball  ---- Matt Burke

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Winston Stanley
Winston Stanley (Canada/Nth American Barbarians)
POW #1
WFR Club:Thorgal RFC
WFR Honours : Canada WFR ; Nth American Barbarians

-Real Life Stats-
DATE OF BIRTH:  14/4/74 POSITION:   Wing
WEIGHT: 13st 8lbs/86kg HEIGHT: 6ft 1in/1.85m
CLUB: James Bay  CAPS:    37   COUNTRY:  Canada
DEBUT:   v USA YEAR OF DEBUT:   1994

A test player since 1994 Stanley became
Canada’s top try scorer in international rugby when he got his eleventh against 
the USA in June 1997 in San Francisco.
An excellent sevens player, he has played at Hong Kong every year since 1994,
and was in the Canadian squads at the 1997 World Cup and the 1998 
Commonwealth Games. An ever present over the last 12 months he scored his fourteenth test try at Twickenham in August. At RWC'99 he played in all three games and scored two tries. 
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Jeff Wilson
Winston Stanley (Canada/Nth American Barbarians)
POW #2
WFR Club: Celtic Barbarians 
WFR Honours : New Zealand WFR

-Real Life Stats-
DATE OF BIRTH:  24.10.73 at Invercargill  POSITION: Wing/Fullback
WEIGHT:  91 kg HEIGHT: 1.80 m 
NPC : Otago 
First Class Career: 187 games 131 tries 74 cons 67 pens  1016pts
Super 12 Career:  40 games 22 tries 9 cons 8 pens 152pts
Test Match Career:  54 games 39 tries 1 con 3 pens 1 drop 209pts
CAPS:    54   COUNTRY:  New Zealand

Right from his first game and his first test match it was recognised that there was 
something special about Jeff.  He is first on the all time New Zealand try scoring list. 
He was the first player to score five tries in test  matches against South Africa.
He was the second highest try scorer
with six at the 1999 World Cup. 
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Henry Honiball

POW #3
WFR Club: Barcelona Bulls
WFR Honours : Sth Africa WFR
WFR World Cup Winner
WFR99 Player of the Year

-Real Life Stats-
DATE OF BIRTH:  01.12.65 at Estcourt SAF  POSITION: First Five
WEIGHT:  90kgs  HEIGHT: 1.90 m 
Test Match Career:  1 tries 37 con 25 pens  154pts
CAPS:    35   COUNTRY:  South Africa
 Test debut: 21 August 1993 vs Australia in  Sydney
Overseas tours:  SA Sevens to Hong Kong (1994); Springboks to Australia (1993);
 Argentina (1993);  England & Italy (1995);  Australia and New Zealand (1996);
 Argentina, France and Wales (1996); Australia and New Zealand (1997)
European tour (1997  SA to UK and Ireland 1998
           Rep. Honours:      Free State; won Currie Cup with Natal in 1992,1995 and 1996. 

Henry is known as 'Lem' to his team mates, which means 'blade' in Afrikaans. He is so
called because, with ball in hand, he often cuts through the opposition defence like a
 knife.  Attack however is only one aspect of  Henry William Honiball's game which is
 equalled by his devastating defence and  clever ball distribution. Henry made his Test debut way 
back in  1993 but it was not until last year that he established himself as  the first choice flyhalf in South Africa. This was due greatly to his stunning form in last year's Winfield  Super 12 with Natal, that he continued at Test level. He has taken   part in six Springbok tours, including the end of season trip to  Argentina, France and Wales last year where he played in all five Tests. Henry has appeared in all 
eight of the Springbok's Tests this year. He was in the starting line-up for the Test against Tonga, 
the first  two Tests against the Lions and the Winfield Tri-Nations' matches against New Zealand 
at Eden Park and Australia i! n Pretoria. He came on as a replacement in the other three Tests
igniting the backline with some sparkling handling. Henry began his rugby with
Free State before moving to Natal in 1992 and he was also a Sevens Springbok in 1994. 
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Matt Burke

POW #4
WFR Club: Randwick Rabbitohs
WFR Honours : Australia WFR

-Real Life Stats-
DATE OF BIRTH:  26-3-73  Brisbane  POSITION: Fullback
WEIGHT:  92kg  HEIGHT: 1.82m 
Test Match Career:  19 tries 66 con 94 pens  509pts
CAPS:    44   COUNTRY:  Australia
 Test debut:  21 August 1993 vs Sth Africa  in  Sydney

A hero of Australia's World Cup campaign, Matthew Burke missed all of last season's Super 12 with a shoulder injury.The Waratahs had to live without one of their prime assets and badly
missed his goal kicking ability. The Wallabies'  first choice fullback since 1995, Burke is outstanding in
   counter-attack, he has great vision, speed and punishing  defence. The Wallabies most capped fullback,
he is the Waratahs' all-time leading points-scorer and for Australia
   second only to Michael Lynagh. A former Australian  Schoolboy, Under-21s and Sevens
representative, he made his Test debut as a replacement for Damian Smith
   against the Springboks in 1993. He won his first full cap against France the same year. 
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