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WFR XI Squad

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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 |
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Career Notes - Is a past
Auckland age-group representative in
- Only took
up rugby seriously four years ago when
- Made his
Auckland representative debut against
- Played 4
matches for the Blues this year in his debut Super 12 season.
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. WFR CLUB Peninsula Whalers |
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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) |
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* His 763 points in Test matches are the most for the All Blacks, and fourth highest in the world. . * 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. . * Has scored 20 or more points in a Test match on 11 occasions. . * 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. . * The 28 point he scored against Canada were at that time the most points by any player anywhere on international debut. . * No player has scored more points in a Test match against Ireland than his 33. . * Is the leading point scorer in the SANZAR series with 262 points. . * New Zealand Player of the Year in 1999. . REPRESENTED New Zealand Under 19 in 1992 . New Zealand Colts in 1993-94 |
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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) |
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Created the first father-son test Captain combination when he lead the All Blacks against Samoa on June 16th, 2001. . 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 . Made his All Blacks debut on the sameground, and against the same opponent, as his father Frank did in 1976. . 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. . His 65 Super 12 games have been consecutive - a record. . 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. . Currently out of the All Blacks due to a ruptured achilles in the final rounds of the 2002 Telecom Super 12. . Represented New Zealand Under 19 in 1993-94 (captain) . New Zealand Colts in 1994-95-96 (captain) . |
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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) |
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* Scored an NPC First Division record of 37 points for Canterbury against Counties Manukau in just his fourth NPC game. . * Was briefly New Zealand's highest point-scorer in a Super 12 match with 29 points scored against the Bulls in 2001 . * 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. . * Scored 27 points for New Zealand A in their record win over Romania at Bucharest in 2000. . * Both his father (1969-80), and his grandfather (1941-47) have played rugby for Buller. . * Has represented Canterbury at age group cricket. . REPRESENTED New Zealand Under 16 in 1995 . New Zealand Under 19 in 1998 . New Zealand Colts in 1999-2000 . |
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. 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 |
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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.
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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) |
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* Both Test match tries were scored at the World Cup, when he came on as a substitute against Tonga and England. . * Scored two tries against England and one against Tonga for the Rugby Academy in 1998. . * 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. . * New Zealand's Super 12 Player of the Year in 1999. . REPRESENTED . Rugby Academy in 1998 |
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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 |
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Has missed just one game for the Highlanders since he began in 1997. . Started his first-class career with Thames Valley before moving to Otago for greater opportunity. . 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. . Missed last year's tour to Europe due to injury suffered on eve of departure. . Represented New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1992 . New Zealand Under 19 in 1993 . New Zealand Colts in 1995 . New Zealand Divisional XV in 1996 . . |
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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 ) |
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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. . 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. . Spencer was given the call and made his debut in Wellington against Argentina. The All Blacks ran riot, 93-8, Spencer bagging 33 points. . 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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. WFR CLUB Wellington Dolphins |
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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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* Is the fourth highest try scorer ever in International Rugby. . * His 10 tries against South Africa (plus another for UK Barbarians) is twice as many as any other player against that opponent. . * His first 51 test matches were consecutive which placed him fifth behind Sean Fitzpatrick, Joe Roff, Willie John McBride and Gareth Edwards. . * His 16 tries scored in the SANZAR is more than twice as many as any other player. . REPRESENTED New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1993-4 New Zealand Under 19 in 1994 New Zealand Colts in 1995 |
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. WFR CLUB Peninsula Pioneers |
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5:3:82 at Leeston PHYSICAL 1.80m, 91kg COLLEGE Ellesmere College/Chch Boys' High School POSITION First five-eigths Representative
Career Breakdown
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Career
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* 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.
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WFR CLUB
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21:9:78 at Auckland PHYSICAL 1.85m, 92kg COLLEGE Auckland Grammar POSITION Wing Representative
Career Breakdown
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Career
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* 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.
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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 6 ALL BLACKS POINTS 5 (1t) FIRST CLASS GAMES 25 (5t) . |
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. Test Record by Year (+) = Substitute; (-) = replaced . 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 (+) |
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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) |
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*Most capped halfback for the All Blacks. . *His 21 tries are the most scored by a halfback in Test matches for the All Blacks. . * He was the 120th player to captain the All Blacks on the field, and the 54th All Black Test match captain. . * Nephew of 1958 All Blacks fullback Lloyd Ashby; and cousin of recent All Black Daryl Gibson. . * In the 2000 season he scored five NPC tries; five Super 12 tries and five Testmatch tries. . * Was forced out of the end of season tour in 2001 by injury after initially being named in the touring squad. . Represented . New Zealand Under 19 in 1992 . New Zealand Colts in 1993-94 . New Zealand Divisional XV in 1993 . New Zealand Development XV in 1994 . |
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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) |
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* Began his career with Auckland. . * Nephew of 1964-66 All Black, the late Ron Rangi. . * First packed down with fellow All Blacks front-rowers Anton Oliver and Carl Hoeft in 1993 NZ Under 19 side. . * Missed last season's tour to Europe through injury. . * His interests range from fine art to pig hunting. . REPRESENTED New Zealand Under 17 in 1991 . New Zealand Under 19 in 1993 . New Zealand Colts in1994-95 . New Zealand A in 1998 . Rugby Academy in 1997-98 . New Zealand Maori in 1998 . |
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21:12:77 at Blenheim PHYSICAL 1.81m, 96kg POSITION Fullback Representative
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Career
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* 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. |
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WFR CLUB
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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
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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
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WFR CLUB
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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) |
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* Has missed just one of the last 28 Test matches played by the All Blacks. Outstanding Maori Player in 1999. . * Has scored three tries against Tonga - one each for New Zealand; New Zealand A and New Zealand Maori. . * 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. . * Played for the Barbarians against South Africa at Cardiff in 2000. . |
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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) |
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Scored four tries for the All Blacks in the mid-year series of Test matches. . Marked his brother Sam Alatini when New Zealand played Tonga in June 2000. . His father Malakai Alatini toured New Zealand with Tonga in 1969, scoring five tries as a versatile back. . Represented New Zealand Under 16 in 1992 . New Zealand Secondary Schools in 1993 . New Zealand Under 19 in 1995 . New Zealand Colts in 1997 . Rugby Academy in 1997-98 . New Zealand A in 1998-99 . |
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. WFR CLUB Auckland Comets . |
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.
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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 |
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* Escaped notice by any national age group selector. . * Was the only Canterbury forward to score more than one try in the 2000 season - he scored three. . * Member of the New Plymouth Boys High School First XV that won the inaugural World Schools First XV Tournament in 1992. . * Scored both of his Test tries last year - against France and Ireland. . * Took over the captaincy of the Crusaders from Todd Blackadder for the 2002 Telecom Super 12. . REPRESENTED Rugby Academy in 1998-99 . New Zealand A in 1998 . |
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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 |
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Scored his 100th first-class try during the recent Super 12 season. . Has scored 27 tries in Ranfurly Shield rugby, which places him fifth on the all-time Ranfurly Shield list. . His 14 Ranfurly Shield tries in 1998 is a record for a season. . Is the Chiefs' leading try scorer with 19. . Has represented New Zealand at five International Sevens Tournaments, which includes winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. . 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. . 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. . Represented New Zealand Colts in 1995 . New Zealand Maori in 1996-1998-2001 . |
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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
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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
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. WFR CLUB Nth Harbour Reapers |
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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) |
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* Began his career with Bay of Plenty. . * Nephew of former New Zealand-reared Wallaby great Greg Davis. . * Played in every Test match in 2000. . * His Test match try was scored against Italy at the World Cup. . * Unusually, he has played more games for his Super 12 team than any other team that he has represented. . * Not used in the All Blacks' mid-year series, but his career began anew when moved to No 8 for Canterbury with great success. . REPRESENTED New Zealand Colts in 1995 . Rugby Academy in 1997 . New Zealand A in 1998-99 . |
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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 |
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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
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. WFR CLUB Manawatu Vikings . |
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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) |
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* New Zealand's Player of the Year in 2000. . * 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. . * 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. . * 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. . * His brother Mike represented Samoa - they played in opposing teams in the 1999 Test match. . * Past 100 tries in first class Rugby last season. . * Promoted to captain the Wellington NPC team midway through 2001. . REPRESENTED New Zealand Colts in 1994 . New Zealand A in 1998 . |
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WFR CLUB
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13-Jul-1977 at Auckland PHYSICAL 1.89m, 108kg POSITION Number eight RUGBY CLUB Auckland Marist PROVINCE Auckland SUPER 12 TEAM Blues |
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ALL BLACK DEBUT
29-Aug-1998 v Australia at Sydney
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