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The News -
All Blacks
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Written by Blair Rogers
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Thursday, 15 June 2006 |
Last week in Hamilton you would have expected the Irish to crack after the ease with which Mils Muliaina got past Ronan O'Gara to set up the All Blacks' 43-second try. But it did not happen.
There was no sign of an Irish loss of composure and O'Gara stood firm from then on, so much so that the Irish led 16-8 at the break after a great try when Brian O'Driscoll scooted round Ma'a Nonu - not the first time that the great centre has beaten his man!
Well into the second half Ireland were ahead 23-15 after another great try, this time a real team effort of many phases ended by Trimble.
It is worth recording that to remind ourselves that this Irish side is a good and professional outfit, capable of beating the best.
All that said, the modern All Blacks are startlingly good. They have players, from 15 to 1, who can score tries and they can do it from anywhere on the field.
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The News -
MRFU
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Written by Site Admin
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Wednesday, 14 June 2006 |
Former Scotland A coach Jonathon Phillips will commute from Wellington to help coach the Manawatu team until a new head coach is appointed.
Phillips is the Hurricanes' regional development officer, whose role is to travel and work in the franchise's constituent provinces, especially the four premier division unions.
He and Manawatu assistant coach Bruce Hemara will hold the reins of the NPC squad in the meantime.
Hemara was left on his own after coach Charlie McAlister resigned as coach on Thursday afternoon. |
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The News -
NZRU
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Written by Blair Rogers
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Friday, 16 June 2006 |
 He played at the top level and he is also Webo's (Blair Robinson's) brother – now former All Blacks midfielder Mark Robinson has a new job coordinating the identification of up-and-coming rugby talent.
32-year-old Robinson, who played nine Tests for the All Blacks between 2000 and 2002, is to take up a new role with the New Zealand Rugby Union as Talent Identification Manager.
Working in the NZRU’s High Performance team, Robinson will work closely with all New Zealand national teams, Rebel Sport Super 14 franchises and Air New Zealand Cup and other Provincial Union coaches. He will be responsible for coordinating a strategy and system for talent identification and assessment.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 16 June 2006 )
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