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Gordon Slater (rugby Union)
Gordon Leonard Slater (born in New Plymouth, 21 November 1971) is a New Zealand former rugby union footballer. He is recorded as All Black number 968. Slater, played in 174 matches for Taranaki after making his debut as a 19 year old in 1991. He was in the 1988 and 1989 New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team. He also played for the New Zealand Colts (1991 and 1992), the New Zealand Divisional team (1993) and the Hurricanes for 56 games, including many as the captain. He also played for the New Zealand Development Team in 1994 and New Zealand A team in 1998 and 1999. Slater made his debut for the All Blacks on their 1997 end of season tour. He played against Wales 'A' at Pontypridd (a 51-8 win), Emerging England at Huddersfield (59-22) and England 'A' at Leicester (30-19). His international appearances were limited due to the presence of players such as Olo Brown, Kees Meeuws and Greg Somerville Greg Mardon Somerville is a New Zealand rugby union player. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. The New Plymouth District, which includes New Plymouth City and several smaller towns, is the 10th largest district (out of 67) in New Zealand, and has a population of – about two-thirds of the total population of the Taranaki Region and % of New Zealand's population. This includes New Plymouth City (), Waitara (), Inglewood (), Ōakura (), Ōkato (561) and Urenui (429). The city itself is a service centre for the region's principal economic activities including intensive pastoral activities (mainly dairy farming) as well as oil, natural gas and petrochemical exploration and production. It is also the region's financial centre as the home of the TSB Bank (formerly the Taranaki Savings Bank), the largest of the remaining non-governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kees Meeuws
Kees Junior Meeuws (; born 26 July 1974) is a New Zealand former rugby union prop and former assistant coach of the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition, and also a real estate agent by trade and a painter by education. Meeuws played 42 tests for the All Blacks between 1998 and 2004, scoring 10 test tries. He played provincial rugby for Otago and Auckland, and played for the Blues in the Super 12. In 2004, Meeuws left New Zealand to take up a contract with French club Castres Olympique, and in 2006 he left Castres for Agen after a falling-out with Castres coach Laurent Seigne. Following Agen's relegation after the 2006–07 season, Meeuws left Agen and returned to Castres, signing a two-year contract with the club. In May 2008, it was announced that Meeuws would be joining the Scarlets on a two-year deal. However, shortly into his Scarlets career, he suffered a long-term injury. In July 2009, having made just 12 appearances and scored 1 try, his contract with the Scarlets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union Players From New Plymouth
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New Zealand Rugby Union Players
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People Educated At New Plymouth Boys' High School
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New Zealand International Rugby Union Players
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1971 Births
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Greg Somerville
Greg Mardon Somerville is a New Zealand rugby union player. He is a former All Black and a specialised tighthead prop who can also play loosehead. Somerville made his All Black debut in 2000 against Tonga, a match in which the All Blacks won 102–0. Somerville went 41 test matches before scoring his first, and only test try against Fiji in 2005. Somerville played domestic rugby for Canterbury Rugby Football Union and for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition, having played 100 matches for the latter after debuting against the Chiefs in 1999. Somerville's nickname is Yoda, after the fictional character from Star Wars due to their resemblance. Somerville left New Zealand in late 2008, having signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Guinness Premiership team Gloucester. In 2010 he left Gloucester for the Melbourne Rebels, with whom he spent the 2011 season before retiring. Somerville's sporting hero is Buck Shelford, who, he says, "was a tremendous leader for the All Blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olo Brown
Olo Max Brown (born 24 October 1967 in Apia, Samoa) played 56 tests at prop for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ... team from 1992 to 1998, missing only two tests in his career. He suffered neck and back injuries which ended his rugby playing days, and retired to become an accountant. By 2021, he had worked in private equity, including most recently being responsible for Investor Relations for the Punakaiki Fund. Os du Randt and Jason Leonard regarded Brown as the best tighthead they ever scrummed against. External links * 1967 births Living people New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players Auckland rugby union players Rugby union props New Zealand accountants New Zealand people of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Plymouth Boys' High School
New Plymouth Boys' High School is a single-sex boys' state secondary school in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. The school currently caters for approximately 1300 students, including 210 boarders, on its site. The school often collaborates with the very close-by New Plymouth Girls' High School. For example, the Hillary Challenge team for New Plymouth always draws students from both schools and the jazz band and concert band include musicians from both schools. History New Plymouth Boys' High School was founded in 1882 and celebrated its 125th Jubilee in 2007. Thomas Shailer Weston was for some time a governor of the school. Principals * Ernest Pridham (1882–1911) * Bill Moyes (1912–1941) * Jack McNaught (1942–1957) * John Webster (1958–1967) * Wit Alexander (1968–1971) * Geoff Cramond (1972–1978) * Tom Ryder (1979–1995) * Lyal French-Wright (1995–2008) * Michael McMenamin (2008–2015) * Paul Verić (2015–2019) * Sam Moore (2019–present) Houses New P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Blacks XV
The All Blacks XV is the second national rugby union team of New Zealand, after the All Blacks. New Zealand's second national team has had numerous names in its history: Junior All Blacks, New Zealand XV, New Zealand A, New Zealand B, All Blacks XV. Matches played as the 'All Blacks XV' are not test matches, usually against a touring side or when on tour, and against non-top tier rugby nations. History In 1991 a New Zealand XV played both Romania and USSR in the ‘test’ fixtures of their tours to New Zealand. In 1991 a New Zealand B team played Australia B during their short tour. In 1992 a New Zealand XV team beat England B in a pair of non-cap games during the tourists' 8-game tour. In 1998 a New Zealand A team played the England touring side. In 2005 a New Zealand A team played two matches against Australia A. In 2006, the second team was re-branded as the Junior All Blacks, inheriting the nickname of the previous New Zealand U23 team. This second XV participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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