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Ali Williams
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WFR CLUB
Waikato
Ravens
Born:
30:4:81 at Auckland 
Physical: 
2.02m 106kg
College: 
King’s College, Auckland
Position: 
Lock
NPC Team: 
Auckland
Super 12 Team: 
Blues 
Debut: 
Uncapped
NOTES
Career Notes

- Is a past Auckland age-group representative in 
soccer, tennis and cricket.

- Only took up rugby seriously four years ago when 
he locked the Second XV scrum at King’s College.

- Made his Auckland representative debut against 
Taranaki last year as a substitute and finished up featuring eight of the team’s remaining nine games.

- Played 4 matches for the Blues this year in his debut Super 12 season.
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Andrew Mehrtens
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WFR CLUB
Peninsula
Whalers
BORN 
28:4:73 at Durban 
PHYSICAL 
1.78m, 89kg
POSITION 
First five-eighths 
NPC TEAM 
Canterbury
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Crusaders
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
22:4:95 v Canada in Auckland 
ALL BLACKS GAMES 
65 
ALL BLACKS POINTS 
922 (7t, 157c, 181p, 10dg) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES 
222 
FIRST CLASS POINTS 
2823 (34t, 485c, 512p, 49d) 
NOTES
* His 763 points in Test matches are the most for the All Blacks, and fourth highest in the world.
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* His 178 points v Australia are the most by any player against any country. His 167 points v South Africa are the second most by any player against any country. Michael Lynagh is the only other player to have twice exceeded 120 points against a country.
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* Has scored 20 or more points in a Test match on 11 occasions.
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* Has twice kicked nine penalty goals in a Test match.
* He was fastest player in the world to reach 100, 200, 600 and 700 points in Test matches.
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* The 28 point he scored against Canada were at that time the most points by any player anywhere on international debut.
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* No player has scored more points in a Test match against Ireland than his 33.
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* Is the leading point scorer in the SANZAR series with 262 points.
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* New Zealand Player of the Year in 1999.
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REPRESENTED
New Zealand Under 19 in 1992
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New Zealand Colts in 1993-94
Anton Oliver
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WFR CLUB
Southland
Raiders
BORN
9:9:75 at Invercargill
PHYSICAL
1.85m, 112kg
POSITION
Hooker
NPC TEAM
Otago
SUPER 12 TEAM
Highlanders 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT
13:8:96 v Eastern Province at Port Elizabeth
Years as All Black : 
1996-97-98-99-2000-01
ALL BLACKS GAMES
46
ALL BLACKS POINTS 
20 (4t) 
NOTES
Created the first father-son test Captain combination when he lead the All Blacks against Samoa on June 16th, 2001. 
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His two Test match tries were scored against Scotland at Dunedin in 2000. This was the first time he had scored two tries in any match 
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Made his All Blacks debut on the sameground, and against the same opponent, as his father Frank did in 1976. 
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Made his first-class debut for Marlborough aged 17 years 291 days in a Seddon Shield game against Nelson Bays - and celebrated the occasion by scoring a try. 
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His 65 Super 12 games have been consecutive - a record. 
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His father Frank played 42 games for the All Blacks; an Uncle Paul Oliver played for Otago; another uncle - former USA coach Duncan Hall - played 15 Test matches for Australia; his brother Brent has played for Wellington.
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Currently out of the All Blacks due to a ruptured achilles in the final rounds of the 2002 Telecom Super 12.
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Represented
New Zealand Under 19 in 1993-94 (captain)
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New Zealand Colts in 1994-95-96 (captain)
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Brad Fleming
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WFR CLUB
Ilam 
Flying Fijians
BORN
26:03:79 at Westport 
PHYSICAL 
1.74m, 83kg 
POSITION 
Fullback 
NPC TEAM 
Canterbury
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Crusaders
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
13:11:01 v Ireland A at Belfast 
ALL BLACKS GAMES 
4
ALL BLACKS POINTS 
58 (4t, 7c, 8p)
NOTES
* Scored an NPC First Division record of 37 points for Canterbury against Counties Manukau in just his fourth NPC game.
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* Was briefly New Zealand's highest point-scorer in a Super 12 match with 29 points scored against the Bulls in 2001
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* Scored 36 points for New Zealand Colts in their 71-5 victory over South Africa Under 21 in the final of the International Under 21 Tournament in 2000.
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* Scored 27 points for New Zealand A in their record win over Romania at Bucharest in 2000.
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* Both his father (1969-80), and his grandfather (1941-47) have played rugby for Buller.
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* Has represented Canterbury at age group cricket. 
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REPRESENTED
New Zealand Under 16 in 1995
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New Zealand Under 19 in 1998
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New Zealand Colts in 1999-2000 
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Bradley Mika
.
WFR CLUB
Auckland
Comets
Born: 
2:6:81 at Auckland
Physical:
1.98m 123kg
College: 
St Peters College, Auckland
Position: 
Lock
NPC Team:
Auckland
Super 12 Team: 
Crusaders
NOTES
Other national teams: New Zealand Under 16 in 1997, New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1998-99, New Zealand Under 19 in 1999-2000, New Zealand Colts in 2001-02

Career Notes

- Related to former All Black loose forward Dylan Mika

- Shared in the New Zealand Under-19 team’s Junior World Cup success in 1999 and the New Zealand Under-21s SANZAR Invitational tournament success last year.

- Has emulated the efforts of Richard McCaw and Aaron Mauger last year by progressing to the All Blacks from New Zealand Under-21 in the same season.

- Enjoyed an impressive Super 12 season after being drafted in by the Crusaders to replace rugby league convert Brad Thorn.

- Scored his first Super 12 try against his franchise of origin, the Blues.

- His father played representative rugby for Counties Manukau

- Is studying for a Bachelor of Teaching.
 

Byron Kelleher
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WFR CLUB
Buenos Aires
Bombers
BORN
3:12:76 at Dunedin 
PHYSICAL
1.75m, 94kg 
POSITION
Halfback 
NPC TEAM
Otago 
SUPER 12 TEAM
Highlanders 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT
11:6:99 v New Zealand A at Christchurch 
ALL BLACKS GAMES
24 
ALL BLACKS POINTS 
20 (4t) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES
107 
FIRST CLASS POINTS 
160 (32t)
NOTES
* Both Test match tries were scored at the World Cup, when he came on as a substitute against Tonga and England.
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* Scored two tries against England and one against Tonga for the Rugby Academy in 1998.
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* Only three of his 16 Test matches has been for the full 80 minutes - in 10 he was a substitute, and he started three others.
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* New Zealand's Super 12 Player of the Year in 1999.
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REPRESENTED
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Rugby Academy in 1998
Carl Hoeft
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WFR CLUB
Nth Dunedin
Brawlers
BORN
13:11:74 at Auckland
PHYSICAL
1.84m, 115kg
POSITION
Prop
NPC TEAM
Auckland
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Blues
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
27:6:96 v England at Auckland
ALL BLACKS GAMES
55 
ALL BLACKS POINTS
0
NOTES
Has missed just one game for the Highlanders since he began in 1997. 
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Started his first-class career with Thames Valley before moving to Otago for greater opportunity. 
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Has played with his front row colleagues Kees Meeuws and Anton Oliver for New Zealand Under 19, New Zealand Colts, Otago, the Highlanders and the All Blacks. 
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Missed last year's tour to Europe due to injury suffered on eve of departure. 
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Represented
New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1992
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New Zealand Under 19 in 1993
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New Zealand Colts in 1995
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New Zealand Divisional XV in 1996
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Carlos Spencer
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WFR CLUB
Wellington
Dolphins
BORN
14:10:75 at Levin
PHYSICAL
1.84m, 90kg
POSITION
First five-eighth
NPC TEAM
Auckland
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Blues 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
04:11:95 v Languedoc-Roussillon at Beziers
ALL BLACKS GAMES
37 
ALL BLACKS POINTS
269 (8t,  62c , 35p )
NOTES
In 1992, a young player emerged in the tiny Horowhenua union. He was only 16 and still at school, but Carlos Spencer was instantly recognised as a rare talent. 
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Auckland were looking for a first-five, since Grant Fox was on the verge of retiring, and Spencer was induced to come north. Although Ponsonby were not directly involved in his move, he linked up with the club in 1994. With two years of rep play already behind him, and an Auckland place clearly waiting, he would prove one of the new breed of player who would rarely turn out in club colours.
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Spencer was given the call and made his debut in Wellington against Argentina. The All Blacks ran riot, 93-8, Spencer bagging 33 points. 
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Spencer went to Britain as a member of the 1999 World Cup squad but a pre tournament injury prevented him from taking any part in the Cup matches.
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Christian Cullen
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WFR CLUB
Wellington
Dolphins
BORN
12:2:76 at Paraparaumu 
PHYSICAL
1.80m, 85kg 
POSITION
Fullback/Wing
NPC TEAM 
Wellington
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Hurricanes 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT
7:6:96 v Western Samoa at Napier 
ALL BLACKS GAMES
59 
ALL BLACKS POINTS
266 (52t, 3c) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES
194 
FIRST CLASS POINTS
813 (144t, 21c, 15p, 2dg)
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NOTES
* Is the fourth highest try scorer ever in International Rugby.
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* His 10 tries against South Africa (plus another for UK Barbarians) is twice as many as any other player against that opponent.
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* His first 51 test matches were consecutive which placed him fifth behind Sean Fitzpatrick, Joe Roff, Willie John McBride and Gareth Edwards.
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* His 16 tries scored in the SANZAR is more than twice as many as any other player.
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REPRESENTED
New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1993-4
New Zealand Under 19 in 1994
New Zealand Colts in 1995
Craig Newby
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WFR CLUB
Peninsula
Pioneers
NOTES
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Daniel Carter

WFR CLUB
Nth Harbour
Reapers

BORN
5:3:82 at Leeston 
PHYSICAL
1.80m, 91kg 
COLLEGE
Ellesmere College/Chch Boys' High School 
POSITION
First five-eigths

Representative Career Breakdown 
NPC TEAM Canterbury 
APPERANCES 9 (2002) 
SUPER 12 TEAM Crusaders 
TEST DEBUT Uncapped 
 

Career Notes 
* Was a member of the title-winning Crusaders Development squad last season, stepping up to senior Super 12 play this year. 
* Top-scored for New Zealand at last year's Under-21 World Cup in South Africa with 72 points, including a haul of 25 against England. 
* Hails from the same club, Christchurch High School Old Boys, as Andrew Mehrtens. 

Dan Carter is the second former pupil of Leeston’s Ellesmere College to have made the All Blacks in the last two seasons, following on from loose forward Sam Broomhall who was first capped last year. A talented attacking first five-eighths, Carter is also sound defensively and has been utilised at first class level as a second five-eighths. An accurate goal-kicker, Carter showed his temperament under pressure by drilling the match winning penalty goal in wet conditions to snap the Highlanders’ 16-match unbeaten run at Carisbrook earlier this year. 
 

Deacon Manu

WFR CLUB
Auckland
Comets

Doug Howlett

WFR CLUB
King Country
Pride

BORN
21:9:78 at Auckland 
PHYSICAL
1.85m, 92kg 
COLLEGE
Auckland Grammar 
POSITION
Wing

Representative Career Breakdown 
NPC TEAM Auckland 
APPEARANCES 38 (1996-02) 
SUPER 12 TEAM Blues 
TEST DEBUT 16:6:00 v Tonga at Albany 
TESTS 24 
TEST POINTS 85 (17t)
 

Career Notes 
* First played for Auckland while still at Secondary School. 
* Was the youngest player ever in Super 12 on debut at age 18 years, 230 days - then scored three tries on his run-on debut a week later. 
* Equalled Joeli Vidiri's franchise record of 10 tries in a season in Super 12 for the Blues last year and then beat it this year. 

With a strike rate of 17 tries in 24 Tests, Doug Howlett has quickly established himself as one of the best wingers ever to have worn the black jersey. The frightening thing is that most good judges believe the Auckland’s flyer’s best deeds are still to come. One of only two players to feature in all 11 All Black Tests last year, Howlett crossed the line seven times to finish as the team’s leading try-scorer. He also topped the try-scoring charts for the Blues and Auckland, where his tally was equal with the best in the first division of the NPC. Howlett re-signed with New Zealand for three more years in the off-season and looms as potentially one of the individual stars of this year’s Rugby World Cup. 
 

Joe McDonnell
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WFR CLUB
Nth Dunedin
Brawlers
BORN
1:3:73 at Hastings 
PHYSICAL
1.80m, 113kg 
POSITION
Prop 
NPC TEAM
Otago 
SUPER 12 TEAM
Highlanders 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
8:06:02 
ALL BLACKS GAMES

ALL BLACKS POINTS
5 (1t) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES
25 (5t) 
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NOTES
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 Test Record by Year
(+) = Substitute; (-) = replaced 
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2002
Italy at Hamilton 64-10
Ireland at Carisbrook 15-6 (+)
Ireland at Auckland 40-8 (+)
Fiji at Wellington 68-18
South Africa at Wellington 41-20 (+)
Australia at Sydney 14-16 (+)
Justin Marshall
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WFR CLUB
Bordeaux
Mammoths
BORN
5:8:73 at Mataura 
PHYSICAL
1.79m, 94kg 
POSITION
Halfback 
NPC TEAM
Canterbury 
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Crusaders 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
25:10:95 v Italy A at Catania 
ALL BLACKS GAMES 
67 
ALL BLACKS POINTS
130 (26t) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES
214 
FIRST CLASS POINTS 
418 (83t 1d)
NOTES
*Most capped halfback for the All Blacks.
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*His 21 tries are the most scored by a halfback in Test matches for the All Blacks.
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* He was the 120th player to captain the All Blacks on the field, and the 54th All Black Test match captain.
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* Nephew of 1958 All Blacks fullback Lloyd Ashby; and cousin of recent All Black Daryl Gibson.
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* In the 2000 season he scored five NPC tries; five Super 12 tries and five Testmatch tries.
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* Was forced out of the end of season tour in 2001 by injury after initially being named in the touring squad.
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Represented
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New Zealand Under 19 in 1992
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New Zealand Colts in 1993-94
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New Zealand Divisional XV in 1993
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New Zealand Development XV in 1994
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Kees Meeuws
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WFR CLUB
Krasny Yar
Predators
BORN
26:7:74 at Auckland 
PHYSICAL
1.83m, 121kg 
POSITION
Prop 
NPC TEAM
Auckland 
SUPER 12 TEAM
Blues 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT
29:8:98 v Australia in Sydney 
ALL BLACKS GAMES
24 
ALL BLACKS POINTS
15 (3t) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES 
140 
FIRST CLASS POINTS
75 (15t)
NOTES
* Began his career with Auckland.
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* Nephew of 1964-66 All Black, the late Ron Rangi.
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* First packed down with fellow All Blacks front-rowers Anton Oliver and Carl Hoeft in 1993 NZ Under 19 side.
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* Missed last season's tour to Europe through injury. 
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* His interests range from fine art to pig hunting. 
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REPRESENTED
New Zealand Under 17 in 1991
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New Zealand Under 19 in 1993
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New Zealand Colts in1994-95
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New Zealand A in 1998
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Rugby Academy in 1997-98
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New Zealand Maori in 1998
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Leon MacDonald

WFR CLUB
Peninsula
Pioneers

BORN
21:12:77 at Blenheim 
PHYSICAL
1.81m, 96kg 
POSITION
Fullback 

Representative Career Breakdown 
NPC TEAM Canterbury 
APPEARANCES 33 (1997-01) 
PREVIOUS TEAM Marlborough (1994-96) 
SUPER 12 TEAM Crusaders 
TEST DEBUT 24:6:00 v Scotland at Dunedin 
TESTS 18 
TEST POINTS 30(6t)
 

Career Notes 
* Represents the fifth generation of MacDonalds to have played first-class rugby for either New Zealand Maori and Marlborough. 
* Jack Hoani MacDonald, from the second generation, played for England in 1942. 
* Scored five tries in five Tests last year to finish as New Zealand's leading try-scorer in the domestic programme. 

Arguably the safest defender in the country, Leon MacDonald has bounced back after concussion brought an early end to his 2002 season. Courageous under the high ball, and quicker than he is given credit for, MacDonald has been one of the rocks on which the Crusader’s Super 12 dynasty has been built. A product of Marlborough, MacDonald retains close links with his hometown of Blenheim and recently invested in a hotel business there. 

Mark Hammett

WFR CLUB
Connacht
Corinthians

BORN
13-Jul-1972 at Christchurch
PHYSICAL
1.85m, 107kg 
POSITION
Hooker 
RUGBY CLUB
Christchurch Marist-Albion 
PROVINCE
Canterbury 
SUPER 12 TEAM
Crusaders

ALL BLACK DEBUT  11-Jun-1999 v NZ 'A' at Chch 
ALL BLACK TESTS  21 
ALL BLACK GAMES  22 
ALL BLACK TEST POINTS  15pts (3t) 
ALL BLACK TOTAL POINTS  15pts (3t) 
ALL BLACK NUMBER  984 
 

NOTES
All but three of his test matches have been as a substitute. 

Was restricted to just 200 minutes of first class play last year due to injury.

Played for the Barbarians club against South Africa at the end of the 2000 season.

Represented
New Zealand Under 17 in 1989
New Zealand Under 19 in 1991 (captain)
New Zealand Colts in 1992-93
New Zealand A in 1998

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Norm Maxwell

WFR CLUB
Santiago
Huemules

BORN
5:3:76 at Rawene 
PHYSICAL
1.98m, 106kg 
POSITION
Lock 
NPC TEAM
Canterbury
SUPER 12 TEAM
Crusaders
ALL BLACKS DEBUT
18:6:99 v Samoa at Albany 
ALL BLACKS GAMES
34 
ALL BLACKS POINTS
25 (5t) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES 
174 
FIRST CLASS POINTS 
75 (15t)
NOTES
* Has missed just one of the last 28 Test matches played by the All Blacks. Outstanding Maori Player in 1999.
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* Has scored three tries against Tonga - one each for New Zealand; New Zealand A and New Zealand Maori.
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* Scored a try in his first Test match against Samoa, then a try in his first World Cup match against Tonga, then a try against Samoa inthe first Test of 2001.
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* Played for the Barbarians against South Africa at Cardiff in 2000.
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Orene Ai’i

WFR CLUB
New Mexico
Diablos

Paul Tito

WFR CLUB
Melbourne
Cowboys

Pita Alatini
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WFR CLUB
Alaskan
Huskies
BORN
11:4:76 at Nuku'alofa
PHYSICAL 
1.79m, 90kg
POSITION
Second five-eighth
NPC TEAM 
Wellington 
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Hurricanes 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
11:6:99 v New Zealand 'A' at Christchurch
ALL BLACKS GAMES 
37 
ALL BLACKS POINTS 
35 (7t)
NOTES
Scored four tries for the All Blacks in the mid-year series of Test matches. 
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Marked his brother Sam Alatini when New Zealand played Tonga in June 2000. 
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His father Malakai Alatini toured New Zealand with Tonga in 1969, scoring five tries as a versatile back.
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Represented
New Zealand Under 16 in 1992
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New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1993
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New Zealand Under 19 in 1995
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New Zealand Colts in 1997
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Rugby Academy in 1997-98
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New Zealand A in 1998-99
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Regan King
.
WFR CLUB
Auckland
Comets
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Born: 
2:10:80 at Cambridge
Physical: 
1.88m, 87kg
College: 
Cambridge High School
Position: 
Midfield
NPC Team: 
Waikato
Super 12 Team: 
Uncapped
All Black debut: 
Uncapped
Career Notes

- Played for the New Zealand Maori Colts in 2001.
- Works at the Cambridge racetrack as a trackworker.
- Has played all the Waikato age group teams since Under-15.
- Was a member of the Chiefs development team this season.
- Played in the New Zealand Under-18 touch rugby team three years ago.
- His father Paul King was a Junior Kiwi rugby league representative.
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Reuben Thorne
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WFR CLUB
Munster
Maniacs
BORN
2:1:75 at Christchurch 
PHYSICAL 
1.92m, 107kg 
POSITION
Blindside flanker 
NPC TEAM 
Canterbury 
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Crusaders 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
7:8:99 v South Africa at Pretoria 
ALL BLACKS GAMES 
27 
ALL BLACKS POINTS 
15 (3t) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES
140 
FIRST CLASS POINTS
80
NOTES
* Escaped notice by any national age group selector.
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* Was the only Canterbury forward to score more than one try in the 2000 season - he scored three.
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* Member of the New Plymouth Boys High School First XV that won the inaugural World Schools First XV Tournament in 1992.
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* Scored both of his Test tries last year - against France and Ireland.
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* Took over the captaincy of the Crusaders from Todd Blackadder for the 2002 Telecom Super 12. 
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REPRESENTED
Rugby Academy in 1998-99
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New Zealand A in 1998
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Roger Randle
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WFR CLUB
Peninsula
Whalers
BORN
15:05:75 at Hastings
PHYSICAL
1.90m, 100kg
POSITION
Wing three-quarter
NPC TEAM
Waikato 
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Chiefs 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
13:11:01 v Ireland 'A' at Belfast
ALL BLACKS GAMES 
2
NOTES
Scored his 100th first-class try during the recent Super 12 season. 
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Has scored 27 tries in Ranfurly Shield rugby, which places him fifth on the all-time Ranfurly Shield list. 
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His 14 Ranfurly Shield tries in 1998 is a record for a season. 
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Is the Chiefs' leading try scorer with 19. 
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Has represented New Zealand at five International Sevens Tournaments, which includes winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. 
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Has scored five tries in a match twice; four tries in a match twice; three tries in a match five times; and two tries in a match 16 times. 
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Scored nine tries in his first six games for Hawke's Bay, finishing with 17 in 15 games which equalled the Hawke's Bay record for tries in a debut season. He also scored 16 tries - a record - in his debut season for Waikato.
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Represented
New Zealand Colts in 1995
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New Zealand Maori in 1996-1998-2001
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Sam Harding
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WFR CLUB
Santiago
Huemules
BORN
01-Dec-1980 at Perth
PHYSICAL
1.84m, 104kg
POSITION
Flanker
RUGBY CLUB
Dunedin
PROVINCE
Otago
SUPER 12 TEAM
Highlanders

ALL BLACK DEBUT  29-Jun-2002 v Fiji at Wellington 
ALL BLACK TESTS  1 
ALL BLACK GAMES  1 
ALL BLACK TEST POINTS  0pts 
ALL BLACK TOTAL POINTS  0pts 
ALL BLACK NUMBER  1016 
 

NOTES
His father and two uncles played for Western Australia 

One uncle, Tony Nixon, played for Western Australia against the touring New Zealand All Blacks side in 1974 

Harding's great uncle, Rowe Harding, was capped by Wales in the 1920s and toured South Africa with the British Isles in 1924. 

Harding's younger brother Tom, who is also a loose forward, represented New Zealand at the 2002 Under-21 World Cup in South Africa. 

Harding was the 701st All Black to play Test Rugby. 

Represented
New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1998
New Zealand Colts in 2001

 

Scott Robertson
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WFR CLUB
Nth Harbour
Reapers
BORN
21:8:74 at Tauranga 
PHYSICAL 
1.90m, 109kg 
POSITION 
Loose forward 
NPC TEAM 
Canterbury 
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Crusaders 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
1:8:98 v Australia at Christchurch 
ALL BLACKS GAMES 
24 
ALL BLACKS POINTS 
20 (4t) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES
182 
FIRST CLASS POINTS
165 (33t)
NOTES
* Began his career with Bay of Plenty.
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* Nephew of former New Zealand-reared Wallaby great Greg Davis.
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* Played in every Test match in 2000.
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* His Test match try was scored against Italy at the World Cup.
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* Unusually, he has played more games for his Super 12 team than any other team that he has represented.
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* Not used in the All Blacks' mid-year series, but his career began anew when moved to No 8 for Canterbury with great success.
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REPRESENTED
New Zealand Colts in 1995
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Rugby Academy in 1997
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New Zealand A in 1998-99 
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Taine Randell

WFR CLUB
Gold Coast
Seagulls

BORN
05-Nov-1974 at Hastings 
PHYSICAL
1.88m, 110kg 
POSITION
Loose forward 
RUGBY CLUB
Dunedin 
PROVINCE
Otago 
SUPER 12 TEAM
Highlanders 
ALL BLACK DEBUT  25-Oct-1995 v Italy 'A' at Catania 
ALL BLACK TESTS  51 
ALL BLACK GAMES  61 
ALL BLACK TEST POINTS  60pts (12t) 
ALL BLACK TOTAL POINTS  60pts (12t) 
ALL BLACK NUMBER  949
NOTES:
Played his 50th test against the French in Paris in 2002. 

A product of the same Hawke's Bay High School, Lindisfarne College, which gave the All Blacks former winger and fullback John Timu. 

Came through the New Zealand age-group development system making the Secondary Schools team in 1990-91, New Zealand Under-19 in 1992 and the New Zealand Under-21s in 1993-95. He has also played for the New Zealand Maori in 1996 and 2001. 

Captained the Highlanders in the inaugural season of Super 12 in 1996 and is still in charge seven years later. 

His first 38 Tests were consecutive. 

Is closing in on the most appearances by an All Black flanker - 55 held by Michael Jones. 

A graduate of law and commerce from Otago University. 

His 12 Test tries place him eighth on the all-time list of forward try-scorers - four of the players ahead of him are All Blacks. 

Only Sean Fitzpatrick and Sir Wilson Whineray have led New Zealand in more Test matches than Randell's tally of 21. 

Became the youngest player ever to lead the All Blacks on the field against Boland in 1996 at age 21 years, 275 days.

Represented
New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1990-91
New Zealand Under 19 in 1992
New Zealand Colts in 1993-94-95
New Zealand Maori in 1996 & 2001
 

Tana Umaga
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WFR CLUB
Manawatu
Vikings
.
BORN
27:5:73 at Lower Hutt 
PHYSICAL
1.87m, 101kg 
POSITION
Centre/Wing 
NPC TEAM 
Wellington 
SUPER 12 TEAM 
Hurricanes 
ALL BLACKS DEBUT 
14:6:97 v Fiji at Albany 
ALL BLACKS GAMES 
47 
ALL BLACKS POINTS 
120 (24t) 
FIRST CLASS GAMES 
196 
FIRST CLASS POINTS 
540 (108t)
NOTES
* New Zealand's Player of the Year in 2000.
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* His 12 tries scored in Super 12 in 1997 are the most in a season by a New Zealand player. That mark was matched by Roger Randle this year.
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* Has seven Test match tries against Scotland. Six of those were scored within an eight-month period. No player has scored more test tries against that team although Jonah Lomu also shares the record.
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* The three tries he scored against France in 1999, was just the second time that a player had scored three tries in a Test match on Athletic Park.
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* His brother Mike represented Samoa - they played in opposing teams in the 1999 Test match.
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* Past 100 tries in first class Rugby last season.
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* Promoted to captain the Wellington NPC team midway through 2001.
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REPRESENTED
New Zealand Colts in 1994
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New Zealand A in 1998
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Xavier Rush

WFR CLUB
Bath
Bulldogs

BORN
13-Jul-1977 at Auckland 
PHYSICAL
1.89m, 108kg 
POSITION
Number eight 
RUGBY CLUB
Auckland Marist 
PROVINCE
Auckland 
SUPER 12 TEAM  Blues
NOTES

ALL BLACK DEBUT  29-Aug-1998 v Australia at Sydney 
ALL BLACK TESTS  1 
ALL BLACK GAMES  1 
ALL BLACK TEST POINTS  0pts 
ALL BLACK TOTAL POINTS  0pts 
ALL BLACK NUMBER  978 
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