Person: G Somerville

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Berquist pulls strings as Leinster sneak win

THE problem with dress rehearsals is that people continually fluff their lines. That’s one reason why pre-season friendlies have to be treated with a certain amount of scepticism, especially when coaches make so many changes that at one stage last night, substituted players were coming back onto the field to replace substitutes.

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Lineen hails Glasgow’s self-belief after Gloucester demolition

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Redpath braced for Dragons threat

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Johnson: no drug problem

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Corry hails Elsom’s transformation

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Uncapped Boks trio given chance to impress

Elsom and D’Arcy to start for Barbarians in Twickenham

Heineken Cup winners Rocky Elsom and Gordon D'Arcy will start for the Barbarians against England in Twickenham on Saturday.

Wed, 27 May, 2009

Henry rings changes for clash with minnows Portugal

AS EXPECTED, coach Graham Henry has made a number of changes to the All Black team that enjoyed a big win over Italy last Saturday for this weekend’s meeting with World Cup minnows Portugal.

Wed, 12 Sep, 2007

Henry includes recovered duo

Canterbury duo Greg Somerville and Andrew Ellis have overcome injury to seal places in New Zealand’s World Cup squad.

Tue, 14 Aug, 2007

Henry makes eight changes

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry has made eight changes from the All Blacks side which beat Australia for the Tri-Nations game against South Africa in Wellington.

Wed, 19 Jul, 2006

Umaga likely to be left out for Ireland Test

ALL BLACKS captain Tana Umaga may be shielded from playing in front of irate Irish rugby fans next month as coach Graham Henry looks to keep his players’ workloads in check during a rare Grand Slam tour.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2005

Two changes for All Blacks but MacDonald doubts linger

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry has made two changes to his starting line-up for this weekend’s decisive Tri-Nations encounter against Australia in Auckland, but could be forced into a third.

Wed, 31 Aug, 2005

MacDonald gets nod for All Blacks

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Thu, 25 Aug, 2005

Henderson expects Munster to improve

IF Munster’s pre-season form is anything to go by, then the team will improve on last year, according to centre Rob Henderson.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2005

McAlister keen to fill Carter's boots

Luke McAlister is undaunted by the challenge of stepping into New Zealand hero Dan Carter’s boots for the final Test against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday.

Thu, 07 Jul, 2005

Woodward admits to being ‘too soft’ in training

LIONS captain Brian O’Driscoll is relishing the chance to quickly atone for his side’s defeat to the New Zealand Maori against Wellington on Wednesday.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2005

Fiji demolition no help for All Blacks coach

New Zealand 91 Fiji 0

Sat, 11 Jun, 2005

All Blacks switch focus to Fijians

A SLIGHTLY experimental All Blacks will face Fiji in their first test of the year tomorrow as coach Graham Henry fine-tunes the side ahead of the three-test Lions series.

Fri, 10 Jun, 2005

Two new caps for Kiwis

New Zealand coach Graham Henry today named two new caps in the side to face Wales in Saturday’s Test at the Millennium Stadium.

Tue, 16 Nov, 2004

Play-off pair take different approaches

Beaten semi-finalists New Zealand and France have taken vastly different approaches to Thursday’s World Cup third-place play-off.

Tue, 18 Nov, 2003

Wallabies and All Blacks clash in Sydney

Hosts and defending champions Australia take on the mighty All Blacks in the first of the World Cup semi-finals today in Sydney.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2003

All Blacks need another gear to ditch Aussies

New Zealand’s coaching team John Mitchell and Robbie Deans today warned the All Blacks will need to up their game or be sent packing by Australia in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2003

Kiwis leave Umaga on sidelines

New Zealand coach John Mitchell today named an unchanged starting line-up for Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against Australia.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2003

Collins makes All Blacks return

Hard-hitting number eight Jerry Collins returned to the New Zealand starting line-up today as All Blacks coach John Mitchell named his strongest available side to face Wales on Sunday.

Wed, 29 Oct, 2003

Williams returns to New Zealand camp

Lock Ali Williams has returned to the New Zealand camp and will face Tonga on Friday after recovering from a fractured foot suffered in the build-up to the World Cup.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2003

Four-try Muliaina the ace in All-Black rout

New Zealand 68 Canada 6

Sat, 18 Oct, 2003

Kirwan’s loyalties are not divided

Italy’s coach John Kirwan has insisted his illustrious All Blacks career will count for little on Saturday when the Azzurri open their World Cup campaign against New Zealand in Melbourne.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2003

Kiwis must cope without Mehrtens, Lomu

The continuing misfortunes of Andrew Mehrtens and Jonah Lomu continue to dominate the build-up to New Zealand’s Tri-Nations clash with Australia on Saturday.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2003

Mitchell targets number one ranking

John Mitchell returned to his strongest possible line-up for New Zealand’s twin assault on the Bledisloe Cup and the world number one ranking this weekend.

Wed, 13 Aug, 2003

All Blacks axe skipper Oliver for Tri–Nations

JOHN MITCHELL has dropped captain Anton Oliver from the All Black side to contest the annual Tri-Nations Series with Australia and South Africa.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2003

Dawson out of England's All Black test

Matt Dawson is out of England’s Test match against New Zealand in Wellington after failing to overcome a thigh injury.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2003

Same again for England against New Zealand

England will be unchanged when they take on New Zealand this Saturday after head coach Clive Woodward today named the same starting line-up that defeated Ireland in the Six Nations Grand Slam decider.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2003

Islands collide as Blues tackle Crusaders

THE Super 12’s two deadliest rivals, the Auckland Blues and Canterbury Crusaders, will lock horns in today’s final of the southern hemisphere’s annual regional championship.

Sat, 24 May, 2003

Contrast in styles as Blues aim to run Crusaders

THE Super 12 final tomorrow is a lineup of the great constellations for rugby fans — a dream-like test of brawn and brilliance under Eden Park’s bright lights.

Fri, 23 May, 2003

Cullen dropped from All Blacks squad

Christian Cullen's recent see-saw International career took another down-turn with the news that he has been dropped in favour of Leon McDonald for the All Blacks crucial Tri-Nations trip to Durban on Saturday.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2002

Boks boss Straeuli welcomes return of Umaga and Lomu

JONAH LOMU and Tana Umaga have been recalled to the All Black squad to face South Africa in a Tri-nations match in Wellington on Saturday.

Tue, 16 Jul, 2002

Rugby: Wallace regains fitness ahead of All-Blacks tie

David Wallace is believed to have regained his fitness ahead of Ireland’s clash with New Zealand in Lansdowne Road tomorrow.

Fri, 16 Nov, 2001

Rugby: All Blacks axe Wilson and Cullen

Jeff Wilson and Christian Cullen have been omitted from John Mitchell’s first New Zealand squad.

Sun, 04 Nov, 2001