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	Sport \| No ordinary Joe, Rokocoko speeds towards record
		In Rokocoko's case it is speed that, unleashed at its most ferocious (as for his second try against France), can be breathtaking.
		Rokocoko is a proud All Black and a loyal New Zealander, but he remains a Fijian at heart.
		Rokocoko is close to his cousin and spends as much time as he can with him.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4767894-111667,00.html (1135 words)

	Joe Rokocoko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Josevata Taliga "Joe" Rokocoko (IPA: [rɒkɒˈðɒkɒ], born 6 June 1983 in Nadi, Fiji) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, generally regarded as one of the rising stars in today's game.
		Rokocoko returned to the All Blacks lineup for the 2005 Tri Nations, punctuating his comeback with a two-try effort in the All Blacks' pivotal home fixture against South Africa.
		Rokocoko is also a cousin of former Auckland Blues and All Black winger Joeli Vidiri and NPC, Super 12, and New Zealand sevens player Iliesa Tanivula.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Rokocoko (429 words)

	Rocket Man Joe rediscovers the fun - OffTheField - RugbyHeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rokocoko was sent off to recapture some form, playing for New Zealand's champion Sevens team and also the Junior All Blacks on their tour to Australia.
		Rokocoko came off the bench late in the loss to South Africa in Cape Town but in Sydney got his chance to show the Wallabies he'd got his groove back.
		Rokocoko's two tries in New Zealand's 31-27 triumph over the Springboks last weekend confirmed he is back to his best and showing a more physical side to his game.
	www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2005/09/04/1125772398047.html (540 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Rugby - Australians are rocked by Rokocoko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Brilliance: Joe Rokocoko's outstanding assault on the Australian defence, in which he escaped two tacklers to cross the line, was the only try of the game.
		A MOMENT of individual brilliance from Joe Rokocoko and a superb defensive effort from his teammates combined to steer New Zealand to a 13-9 win over Australia in the Tri-Nations.
		Rokocoko beat two tacklers in a blistering run to the line early in the first half to score the only try of an absorbing match that was decided in New Zealand's favour by the ever-reliable boot of flyhalf Daniel Carter.
	sport.scotsman.com /rugby.cfm?id=1103782006 (734 words)

	www.scrum.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		All Blacks winger Joe Rokocoko has been named in the New Zealand sevens rugby training squad, in a selection which casts doubts over his international test prospects against the British and Irish Lions.
		Rokocoko and Auckland flanker Jerome Kaino, who toured with the All Blacks late last year, were to join the sevens squad tomorrow to prepare for the final two International Rugby Board sevens tournaments of the season in London and Paris.
		Rokocoko has scored 27 tries in 23 tests in a blistering start to his All Blacks career.
	www.scrum.com /news/news.asp?newsid=31073 (505 words)

	Joe hopes to sprout wings \| \| The Australian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		NEW Zealand is rightly regarded as the best attacking side in the world but, as Joe Rokocoko acknowledged yesterday, it's a rare event when an All Blacks wing scores a try these days.
		Rokocoko, of all people, would be aware of such things.
		Rokocoko again will find himself marked on Saturday by Gerrard, who scored a stunning debut Test try for Australia against the All Blacks in Auckland last September.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,19922332-23217,00.html (725 words)

	Joe Rokocoko (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Josevata Taliga "Joe" Rokocoko (born 6 June 1983 in Nadi, Fiji) is a New Zealand rugby union player, generally regarded as one of the rising stars in today's game.
		Rokocoko is a large (102kg and 1.89m tall) and blazingly fast winger of Pacific Islander heritage.
		Rokocoko (pronounced IPA: [roko&240;oko]) made his first appearance for the All Blacks on 14 June 2003 against England.
	joe-rokocoko.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (265 words)

	Fiji Picture Gallery, Fijilive Pictures, Fiji Pictures, Fiji Pix, Fiji PXT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		New Zealand's Joe Rokocoko (L) is congratulated by teammate Byron..
		Joe Rokocoko at the Colonial Bank in Suva Central.
		Joe Rokocoko does the drawing for the lucky three winners..
	www.fijilive.com /gallery/index_category.php?cat_id=@173@ (118 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| Internationals \| An extraordinary Joe
		To spectators and opponents alike, it is Joe Rokocoko's searing pace and sharpness of finish that single out the All Blacks wing sensation as a world-beating talent.
		Rokocoko is the youngest All Black since Lomu made his debut at 19 almost a decade ago and has the potential to make the sort of World Cup splash his predecessor did in 1995.
		Rokocoko does not have the sledgehammer impact of Lomu but is arguably a better-balanced athlete, with his long-striding, fluid style closer to that of classic runners like Kirwan.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/3099399.stm (583 words)

	Welsh Rugby Union : ROKOCOKO BACK IN BUSINESS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A pre-match pep talk from his father may have saved Joe Rokocoko's year, reports the official New Zealand website www.allfls.com.
		Rokocoko said the change in mindset followed a talk he had with his father, Joe Sr, earlier in the week.
		Rokocoko did that and finished the try with his signature suspended dive over the line.
	www.wru.co.uk /114_3431.php (397 words)

	SI.com - Rugby Union - Rugby: Rokocoko grabs hat trick as NZ edges France - Saturday June 28, 2003 11:15 AM
		Rokocoko, 20, made his test debut against England two weeks ago as the left-wing replacement for Lomu, the Tongan three-quarter whose rugby career has been stalled, possibly ended by a serious kidney ailment.
		Rokocoko's second try was one of the best the All Blacks have scored in recent years.
		Though they failed to contain Rokocoko, their defense was otherwise stout and combative.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2003/06/28/nz_france (891 words)

	Rugby Channel - Internet TV - MediaZone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There were four Rokocoko moments in the first half that made the whole half worthwhile, making his substitution at the break such a blow to the quality of the match.
		Before the break, there was the six-metre scrum, two Rokocoko moments and John Senio was within millimetres of the line afterandnbsp;tapping a penalty.
		Doug Howlett, on for Rokocoko, carried it on, and Tipoki sped for the corner on his right, getting over in Paul Cannons tackle but giving the television match official a difficult decision.
	www.mediazone.com /channel/rugby/jsp/2006/news.jsp?newsid=6289 (1134 words)

	Rugby World Magazine Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		One of these could just be their young pace merchant, wing Joe Rokocoko, whom we caught up with for a brief chat.
		According to Rokocoko, the Blues do have something up their sleeve for Saturday, even though their preparations have been pretty much the same as for round robin matches throughout the season.
		Rokocoko is a cousin of wing terrors Joeli Vidiri and Iliesa Tanivula, and like them has blazing speed.
	www.rugbyworld.com /Super_12/Tournament_News/story_28101.shtml (808 words)

	Rokocoko wishes Sivivatu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Joe Rokocoko has sent a TXT message to his cousin Sitiveni Sivivatu wishing him all the best for Friday's test debut against the flying Fijians.
		While Rokocoko was dispatched to sevens tournaments in Europe to search for the form which eluded him during the Super 12, he kept in touch with his older cousin's chase for the test jersey.
		Sivivatu said that Rokocoko wished him good luck before the trials and then he sent a message from France, where he is preparing for the France 7's.
	www.fijivillage.com /artman/publish/printer_20566.shtml (274 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Mitchell hails Rokocoko return
		All Black coach John Mitchell hailed the return of "outstanding" try-scoring wing Joe Rokocoko to the New Zealand team for Sunday's final World Cup Pool match against Wales.
		Rokocoko, just 20, who has already scored 13 tries in his eight tests to date but sustained a hamstring tear after touching down his second try in New Zealand's 70-7 tournament opening win against Italy.
		Such was Rokocoko's class he was selected to play for the Blues in Super 12 before appearing for Auckland in New Zealand's domestic championship, marking his Blues debut with a try against New South Wales Waratahs in Sydney.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/281882.htm (473 words)

	Star: Joe Cool gets All Blacks rockin'
		Rokocoko (20), the successor to Jonah Lomu in all but playing style, holds just about every international playing record this season.
		Rokocoko is a cousin of former Blues and All Blacks wing Joeli Vidiri, from whom he learnt about the fickleness of professional sport.
		Rokocoko, resident in New Zealand since he was five, considers himself fortunate to claim a bit of both cultures.
	www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=279195 (1004 words)

	2003 Rugby World Cup News
		Like Lomu, Rokocoko cut his teeth with New Zealand's seven-a-side squad before graduating to full 15-a-side All Black honours as a teenager.
		The fact that Rokocoko has been able to exploit his abundant physical gifts so successfully owes a lot to a footballing brain that belies his tender years.
		In New Zealand's 50-21 rout of Australia in July, Rokocoko exposed Wallaby winger Wendell Sailor's lack of tactical savvy with clinical precision, beating the rugby league convert with an outside break for the first of three tries.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/features/2003/s961478.htm (465 words)

	Rugby: Current Tournament: Joe Rocks, Wallabies Roll
		Joe Rokocoko needed just a few short seconds to leave his imprint on the game, but his dazzling finish will be remembered for years to come as it sealed another famous Bledisloe Cup triumph for the All Blacks.
		He might have had a second touchdown later had a Carter crosskick been just a metre or so shorter, but Rokocoko remarked that the direct route between first five and wing was an option the All Blacks were keen to keep looking for on occasion.
		Rokocoko, who scored a world record 17 tries in 12 tests in 2003, shrugged off his own personal satisfaction at Saturday night's events and said all the enjoyment was shared throughout the squad.
	xtramsn.co.nz /rugby/0,,12428-6111165,00.html (772 words)

	IRB Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It's true Joe is probably the more intelligent player and probably a better defender, but you can expect either plenty of yards or plenty of drawn defenders 9 out of 10 times he gets the ball.
		Joe is still very young and i think jonah is gonna come back in better form than ever before.
		Lomu can tackle as Joe can but i bet ath joe 'll miss tons of tacklings just coz he's not in the right defensive position...
	www.irb.com /IRB/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=23532 (976 words)

	ireland.com / Sport / Rugby / World Cup 2003
		Wings Doug Howlett and Joe Rokocoko and flyhalf Carlos Spencer scored a brace of tries each while lock Brad Thorn, captain Reuben Thorne, scrumhalf Justin Marshall, centre Daniel Carter and replacement fullback Leon MacDonald also scored.
		The All Blacks opened the scoring in the first minute when New Zealand-born Italian flanker Scott Palmer was tackled by Richard McCaw at the opening kickoff and penalised inside the 22 for not releasing the ball.
		Rokocoko took a kick inside the 22, darted across field evading three chasers, then fed to centre Daniel Carter who broke out and sprinted 40 metres down field before he drew Italian fullback Gert Peens and made the final pass to Howlett.
	www.ireland.com /sports/rugby/rwc03/news/1011/news11.htm (639 words)

	Rugby - All-Blacks 31-27 Springboks - Eurosport
		Joe Rokocoko scored twice as New Zealand defeated South Africa 31-27 on a last minute try by Keven Mealamu to keep their title hopes alive.
		Rokocoko, who scored two first-half tries, seemed to have a point to prove to the All Black selectors after they ignored him for the entire Lions series.
		Rokocoko was on hand to scoop up the ball and he raced 25 metres for the corner where he evaded a desperate lunge from Januarie.
	www.eurosport.com /rugby/sport_sto758193.shtml (861 words)

	Independent Online Edition > Rugby Union
		Joe Rokocoko: 'Some get up for the haka and some don't.
		Nothing in Joe Rokocoko's 21 years quite prepared him for the experience last November of playing, for the All Blacks against Wales, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
		For that matter, nothing had quite prepared the Millennium Stadium crowd for Rokocoko, the lightning-quick left wing who scorched through the Welsh defence to score two wonderful and indeed match-winning tries in a thrillingly narrow victory for the tourists, 26-25.
	sport.independent.co.uk /rugby_union/article324536.ece (324 words)

	ireland.com / Sport / Rugby / World Cup 2003
		They may play the game differently, but comparisons between the fleet-footed Joe Rokocoko and Jonah Lomu are inevitable.
		Rokocoko made his Test debut against England in June aged just 20 and swiftly became a try-scoring sensation, touching down an incredible 11 times in his seven Tests including a Bledisloe Cup hat-trick against Australia in Sydney.
		Incredibly, Doug Howlett has been overshadowed this year by the rise of Joe Rokocoko, but opposition defences will overlook him at their peril.
	www.ireland.com /sports/rugby/rwc03/profiles/newzealand.htm (299 words)

	Blues - Auckland Blues 2006 Team Players (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A world class winger, Rokocoko has become the player everyone wants to watch.
		A devastating runner with the ball in hand, the likeable 22-year-old saw off the disappointments of missing out on All Blacks selection for the British and Irish Lions series in 2005 by making it back into international rugby during the Tri-Nations and performing with devastating effect.
		Having added a good defensive game and higher work-rate to his array of talents, Rokocoko has proven that whist blessed with natural skills he is a player who takes nothing for granted.
	www.theblues.co.nz /player/profile.html?playerid=804429 (91 words)

	Fijian hopes taking wing despite their team's absence - www.theage.com.au
		Rokocoko senior said the men of the village would come to his house on Saturday, gathering around the television set bought for the World Cup.
		The old man also thinks Joe and Lote share a common background from the Navosa Highlands in interior Viti Levu, Fiji's main island.
		Although Joe Rokocoko left Fiji with his family when he was four years old, the old man's single greatest pride appears to be that his grandson speaks Fijian in the Yavusania dialect, not the dominating, imperial dialect of Bau.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/11/12/1068329635456.html?from=storyrhs (521 words)

	Interview: Joe Rokocoko - 'Some get up for the haka and some don't. Independent, The (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The strong conviction of Rokocoko's words is conveyed better in print than in person, oddly enough.
		On the subject of his dreadlocked skipper, I ask Rokocoko whether the infamous spear tackle on Brian O'Driscoll which so enraged the British and Irish Lions this summer, ever crops up in conversation in the All Black camp.
		The Webb Ellis Cup is already glittering in the distance, and Rokocoko, with engaging candour, does not deny that the 2007 World Cup is very much in the team's sights.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051104/ai_n15809440 (855 words)

	Joe Rokocoko, Rockothoko, all black left wing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rokocoko played for three national teams in 2005: in seven Test matches for the All Blacks, three matches for the Junior All Blacks and at the final two tournaments of the 2004–05 IRB Sevens Series.
		Rokocoko is the youngest player selected (a week before his 20th birthday) for the All Blacks since another great wing Jonah Lomu in 1994.
		His family arrived in New Zealand when he was five years old, and he is a member of a select group of players who made New Zealand Schools for three years in a row.
	www.allblacks.com /index.cfm?layout=playerProfile&playerID=1139 (461 words)

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