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Grant Nisbett
Grant Wallace Nisbett (born 26 December 1950) is a New Zealand sports broadcaster and former TAB media liaison. He is the lead rugby commentator for SKY Network Television and called his 300th test match between the All Blacks and France at Westpac Stadium on 16 June 2018. His career spans over 40 plus years. Nisbett was educated at Rongotai College in Wellington and captained the 1st XV in 1968. He played No.8 then moved in to prop while playing for his club Poneke in his later years. Nisbett played one first-class match for the Wellington Colts against Horowhenua in 1970. Nisbett also played club cricket to a 'modest level'. His radio career started in 1968 when he chose the NZBC over a physical education degree at Otago University. He frequently tells stories about playing sport on a Saturday, then rushing back to the radio studio to broadcast the weekend's results. Nisbett only played four years of senior rugby before a clash with Saturday sports reporting became too much w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ian Smith (New Zealand Cricketer)
Ian David Stockley Smith (born 28 February 1957) is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer. He played as a wicket-keeper for New Zealand cricket team, New Zealand throughout the 1980s and part of the 1990s. Early life Ian Smith was born in Nelson, New Zealand to a family of keen golfers. They moved to Wanganui when he was one and then to Wellington when he was eight years old. It was here where Smith first played cricket at the Miramar Park Cricket Club. He was initially an off spinner who "batted a bit". He was a member of the Wellington Primary Schools' team and was selected for the North Island Primary Schools' team and captained the North Island under-12 soccer team in 1969. In his high school years he moved to Palmerston North and concentrated on playing as a wicket-keeper. In 1978, he played as a substitute fielder for New Zealand in their Test match against Pakistan in Napier and was delighted to be paid NZ$100. His car broke down after the game; the rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New Zealand Order Of Merit
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New Zealand Broadcasters
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Member Of The New Zealand Order Of Merit
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2018 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 4 June 2018. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. New Zealand Order of Merit Dame Companion (DNZM) * Catherine Alice Healy – of Lower Hutt. For services to the rights of sex workers. *The Honourable Luamanuvao Winifred Alexandra Laban – of Lower Hutt. For services to education and the Pacific community. *Emeritus Professor Charmian Jocelyn O'Connor – of Auckland. For services to education and chemistry. * Julie Bethridge Topp – of Auckland. For services to entertainment. * Lynda Bethridge Topp – of Ashburton. For services to entertainment. File:Catherine Healy DNZM (cropped).jpg, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Challenge (video Game)
''Rugby Challenge'' is a Rugby video game, developed by Sidhe and published by Tru Blu Entertainment. Rugby Challenge was released on 26 August 2011 in New Zealand for consoles and was released on 2 September for Australia and 8 September for South Africa. The release date for Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge (rest of the world, excluding US/Canada) was 14 October. All NA versions except for PlayStation Vita were released 20 October, Tru Blu handled the PC and PS3 versions with Mad Catz handling the Xbox 360 version. The PlayStation Vita version was released on 27 June 2012. In game Commentary is provided by Grant Nisbett and Justin Marshall. The game is titled '' All Blacks Rugby Challenge'' in New Zealand, '' Wallabies Rugby Challenge'' in Australia and '' Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge'' in the rest of the world. Features ''Rugby Challenge'' is based on Sidhe's previous Rugby League games. Features include: Game modes *Single Match Mode *Competition Mode *Multi-year Franchise Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Johnson (broadcaster)
Tony Johnson (born 29 August 1959) is a New Zealand rugby commentator and presenter for SKY Television. Johnson hails from Picton and played for the Queen Charlotte College 1st XV as a lock and loose forward before playing club senior reserves. He also played premier cricket, basketball, golf and participated in swimming. He suffers from peripheral neuropathy after first noticing a sore hip when he was in his late teens. That developed to weakness in his left leg and arm in his early 20s. He walks with a profound limp. Johnson was made to give up sport but was always captivated by radio. He started his broadcasting career in Blenheim in 1978 before stints in Tokoroa, Wellington and Dunedin, where he started his sports commentary. After this, he was a reporter for Radio New Zealand in Europe from 1988 and moved back to New Zealand in 1992 to work for Newstalk ZB as the sports editor and radio rugby commentator. He was a sports presenter for TV3 in the mid-1990s while continui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Mehrtens
Andrew Philip Mehrtens (born 28 April 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He was regarded as a top first five-eighth, having played first for Canterbury in 1993, before being selected for the All Blacks (New Zealand's national team) in 1995 when he played in the 1995 World Cup. After his move to England, and later to France, he helped his first three clubs to promotion into their country's top flight. He first joined Harlequins in England, where in his first season he played a major factor in leading the freshly relegated club to an immediate return to the top-level Guinness Premiership. After seeing Harlequins successfully through their first season back in the Premiership, he went to the ambitious Pro D2 club Toulon for the 2007–08 season. After Toulon won the title to secure an immediate return to the Top 14, he remained in Pro D2, moving to another ambitious side, Racing Métro. For the second straight season, his team won the Pro D2 crown and a sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Wilson (sportsman)
Jeffrey William Wilson (born 24 October 1973) is a New Zealand sportsman who has represented his country in both rugby union and cricket – a so-called "Double All Black", an increasingly rare achievement in the professional era. He is also a basketballer, and won national secondary school titles in track and field. With 44 tries in 60 tests, Wilson is ranked thirteenth on the list of highest test try scorers in rugby. Wilson is married to Adine Wilson (née Harper), former captain of the New Zealand netball team. Rugby career Early career Wilson attended Cargill High School, where in one rugby game against James Hargest College he scored nine tries and a total of 66 points in a game with a final score of 102–6. At the time tries were only worth 4 points He played for the national secondary schools side against Australia in 1992. All Blacks rugby Wilson was first selected for the All Blacks tour to Britain in 1993, making his debut as an All Black against London and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Marshall
Justin Warren Marshall (born 5 August 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005. Marshall played for the in the Super 12 from 1996 to 2005, winning the competition five times. He subsequently moved to Europe and had spells playing for Leeds Tykes, the Ospreys, Montpellier and Saracens. He is now a Sky Sports commentator in New Zealand for most All Blacks games and other provincial matches. Early life He was born in Gore on 5 August 1973 and educated at Gore High School, before settling in Christchurch where he played for the High School Old Boys club. Playing career Marshall began his rugby union career with Southland and was then asked to join Christchurch by Canterbury coach Vance Stewart. It was whilst here that Marshall first made the break into the All Blacks side for the 1995 tour of Italy and France. Marshall was just 22 when he made his début against in a 37–12 win. In 1997 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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