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	John Kirwan (rugby player) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John James Kirwan (born 16 December 1964) is a New Zealand born rugby union footballer turned coach.
		Kirwan who plays as at wing played 96 times (63 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1984 until 1994.
		This biographical article relating to either rugby league or rugby union is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Kirwan_(rugby_player) (142 words)

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		Kirwan wants to ensure the integrity of the sport is not tainted by the kind of doping scandals that have rocked athletics and cycling.
		Kirwan believes rugby, with its relatively clean reputation, has a responsibility to lead the way in drugs testing and must be ruthless in stamping out cheats.
		Kirwan revealed he harboured suspicions about certain individuals many years ago, but maintained rugby is a relatively clean sport.
	www.sportinglife.com /clients/ft/rugbyunion/worldcup2003/team_sections/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/03/10/25/WORLDCUP_Italy_Kirwan.html&TEAMHD=italy&GROUP=D (318 words)

	John Kirwan - New Zealand Rugby Player - Rugby-Heroes.net
		At a time when Australia were unleashing the talents of the eccentric David Campese on world rugby, New Zealand soon responded by producing a secret weapon of their own, the Auckland winger John Kirwan.
		Kirwan was first spotted by future New Zealand coach John Hart and after several excellent performances in his country's domestic competition quickly caught the eye of the national selectors.
		Thus, in 1984 Kirwan was thrust into the national side at the age of only 19 in a successful two test series against France.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1045 (341 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Kirwan John James Patrick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kirwan, John James Patrick (1964- ), New Zealand rugby union player, one of the finest wing three-quarters of his era.
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	uk.encarta.msn.com /Kirwan_John_James_Patrick.html (117 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| International \| Kirwan relishes role reversal
		The All Black side that Kirwan was such a pivotal part of tended to trample any obstacle in their path.
		Kirwan's try against Italy in the opening match of the 1987 World Cup, when he caught the ball from a kick off and sprinted 80 yards to the line, is now the stuff of legend.
		Kirwan says the 1991 World Cup semi-final, which Australia won before going on to claim the title, encapsulated his rivalry with Campese.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2299725.stm (618 words)

	New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics
		From the time he first appeared in representative rugby as an 18-year-old in the Auckland union's centenary fixture against a President's XV in 1983 there was a special romance to the career of John KirwanN.
		But even in his latter years Kirwan was capable of brilliance and as well as a glittering international career Kirwan was a prominent contributor to Auckland's champion Ranfurly Shield and NPC teams of 1985-93.
		Kirwan had no sooner retired from rugby in 1994 than he was lured back, partly, it might be suspected, from the publicity it generated, to play for the Warriors in their first two seasons in Australian league in 1995-96.
	stats.allblacks.com /Profile.asp?ABID=467 (1303 words)

	Rugby.ie
		But Italy coach John Kirwan has opted for the experienced 31-year-old because Griffen is struggling with a hamstring problem.
		Kirwan's only real concern is at hooker, where he will decide between Fabio Ongaro and Giorgio Intoppa closer to the match.
		Neither player is 100% with Ongaro sustaining a groin injury in training earlier this week while Intoppa, like Bortolami, has also been struggling with flu.
	www.rugby.ie /news/story.asp?j=8023 (451 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| John Kirwan
		John Kirwan is the most charismatic and in some ways the most talented coach in the Six Nations.
		Kirwan's talent is in bringing Italy to the boil when it matters.
		Kirwan is also on record saying that he wants to win two Six Nations games in one championship.
	sport.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/exclusions/supplements/RBS/sr6ita00.xml&sSheet=/sport/exclusions/supplements/RBS/ixsixn.html (340 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Special reports \| Wandering Kiwi looks to Britain
		If John Kirwan has been in love with Italy since his first sojourn there as a young player 20 years ago, his affection for the place was not so apparent as he set off from his own tryline one fine Auckland afternoon in 1987.
		Kirwan was a travelling rugby player long before it became the fashion it is today.
		These days Kirwan's concerns over his adopted homeland's success are restricted to the part it might play in the development of a global game.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /sixnations2006/story/0,,1702507,00.html (1118 words)

	RugbyNet - Jabiru Bushratz
		President of the Northern Territory Rugby Referees' Association, Chandra Seneviratne, for example, is doing his Level 3 Referee Coach and Assessor training and has refereed around the world.
		Flash Gordon and fellow referees Chris Howard and John Kirwan spent several days knee deep in the logistics of rostering five referees to each of the 62 weekend games and all the supporting infrastructure - from sun screen to drinks, umbrellas, tents and chairs.
		Rugby has really gained from a raised profile since the World Cup and people are pretty excited about so many top teams gathering in Darwin," says Chris Howard as the planes began to land.
	bushratz.rugbynet.com.au /?id=55320 (536 words)

	John Kirwan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Kirwan, international rugby union coach and former All Black player
		John Kirwan (Science student from Ireland, home of the Kirwan clan, 20th century Category:Irish students
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Kirwan (109 words)

	SI.com - Rugby Union - Rugby World: Kirwan instills quite confidence in Italian camp - Saturday February 15, 2003 07:50 ...
		Rugby World's Gianluca Barca reports from the Italian camp on the quiet confidence of John Kirwan.
		OVER the past few months, John Kirwan and Leicester Rutledge, his assistant, have been travelling up and down the length of Italy giving coaching seminars.
		Since Kirwan was appointed Italy's coach, the Azzurri have played five Tests: they lost against New Zealand in June before convincingly beating small fry Spain (50-3) in September and squeezing a 25-17 victory against Romania in their two World Cup qualifying matches.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2003/02/15/kirwan_rw (792 words)

	CNNSI.com - Rugby Union - Rugby World: Kirwan takes on Italian job - Wednesday June 26, 2002 09:14 AM
		This time, however, they have opted for a former winger, John Kirwan, to sidestep the pitfalls of their tricky parochial system rather than the no-nonsense, straight-to-the-point approach of former prop Brad Johnstone.
		With 35 tries in 63 Tests for the All Blacks, Kirwan's CV is spectacular as a player, but he still has a lot to prove on the coaching side.
		Kirwan is adamant that fly-half Diego Dominguez is part of his plans.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2002/06/26/kirwan_rw (847 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| rugby \| news Italy welcome Ireland challenge
		Italy coach John Kirwan has told his team of rank outsiders they have nothing to fear when they face Ireland in their opening Six Nations match on Sunday.
		Italy, whose primary objective is to avoid the wooden spoon, are 2000/1 to win the championship, while Ireland will fancy their chances of ending their 20-year wait for the trophy with France and England due to visit Dublin.
		Kirwan has recalled scrumhalf Alessandro Troncon, whose place was in doubt after he pulled out of the squad for Italy's three November Tests.
	sport.iafrica.com /rugby/news/410994.htm (572 words)

	ireland.com / Today / Sport / Rugby / Six Nations Tournament
		It helps Kirwan that he is almost as much an Italian now as he is a Kiwi.
		Not only does he understand his employers, his players, his media and his supporters, they understand and accept him better than they ever did his predecessor and fellow Kiwi, Brad Johnstone, who initially brought Kirwan onto the coaching ticket as his assistant.
		Kirwan agrees that, if not a native, then having a long-standing relationship with the country is necessary: "I think it's fundamental you understand where they come from and can think like them.
	www.ireland.com /sports/rugby/6nations/2005/news/0205/news2.htm (1224 words)

	2 Rugby \| Italy
		Former All Black John Kirwan was dumped by the Italian Rugby Federation as coach of the Italy national side.
		Kirwan took over as coach in March 2002 and was contracted through until after the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
		While Italy coach John Kirwan is also under pressure to go, but wants to stay until the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
	2rugby.com /category/internationals/italy (651 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/John Kirwan (rugby player)
		John James Kirwan (born 16 December 1964) is a New Zealand born rugby player turned coach.
		Kirwan played 96 times (63 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1984 until 1994.
		He finished his playing career with the NEC club in Japan.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/John_Kirwan_(rugby_player) (96 words)

	New Zealand All Blacks Rugby
		The fl rugby jersey is the most easily recognised one in any tournament and continues to be very popular with supporters and fans all around the world.
		Whilst the jersey has changed over time, from a lace up collar rugby jersey, a fl rugby jersey with a white collar, one thing that has stayed constant is the pride that wearing the Silver Fern on a fl rugby jersey and the mana that pulling the jersey on gives to all players.
		The game is spreading all the time and although rugby players in some countries may not be too sure where New Zealand is, it is certain they would have heard of the All Blacks.
	www.rugby-union-shop.com /all-blacks.html (1494 words)

	IRB Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arguably the most influential player of the professional era, Andrew Mehrtens is poised to add another chapter to his glowing career after missing international selection in 2003.
		The rugby played 30 years back is much different from now and so does the different positions also makes a difference in the greatness of the various rugby players.
		I think that probably the only real way to compare to players on their talent is for them to be in the team at the same time, competing for one position.
	www.irb.com /IRB/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=14849 (1119 words)

	Rugby.ie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kirwan, a legendary player with the All Blacks, was under fire after Italy failed to win a game in this year's RBS 6 Nations and finished with the wooden spoon.
		A statement on the Italian Rugby Federation's official website www.federugby.it said: "The Italian Federation Rugby Council, of which Giancarlo Dondi is president, had a meeting today at the Boscolo Hotel in Bologna and decided to rescind the contract of coach John Kirwan."
		The English club is looking for a director of rugby for next season as Warren Gatland is leaving for a job in New Zealand with Waikato.
	www.rugby.ie /news/breaking.asp?b=197291 (132 words)

	Official Website of the British & Irish Lions Rugby Tour - player profile
		Versatility and a focus on improving the depth of talent have been the key elements in the New Zealand squad named by Graham Henry for their tour of Britain and Ireland.
		The real surprise selection however was that of 19-year-old Toeava, who is in the running for the International Rugby Board's Under-19 player of the year award.
		He came out of nowhere and we all feel that this boy [Toeava] is a special player.
	www.lionsrugby.com /archive_news_1102.html (719 words)

	Rugby News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		John Kirwan is looking for a new job after the Italian Rugby Federation cancelled his contract as national coach.
		Kirwan's name has been linked with London Wasps, who need a new director of rugby as Warren Gatland is to leave the club in the summer.
		When the laws of rugby union were established in the 1870s, the sport was seen by the young men who played it and by officials promoting it as a surrogate for war experience.
	www.rugbynews.co.nz /news_full.php?id=100 (5438 words)

	Rugby news,fun and features from Rugby365.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Italy coach John Kirwan has for a second successive day delayed naming his 30-man squad for the Azzurri's World Cup warm-up Tests, this time however not for selectorial reasons, but as a mark of respect after the tragic passing of popular Italian rugby player Luca Terreni.
		The shock passing at the age of 38 of Terreni - who was playing as a back rower for the Livorno club - was relayed to the squad at their Nevegal training base, with some of the squad having known him well.
		Coach Kirwan is now expected to name the Italy squad on Wednesday for their matches against Scotland, Ireland and Georgia at the end of August and early September.
	www.rugby365.com /COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/Italy/Country_News/story_29904.shtml (163 words)

	Terry Wright - New Zealand Rugby Player - Rugby-Heroes.net
		Terry Wright spent the majority of his international career in the shadow of his wing partner John Kirwan, the pin up boy of New Zealand rugby in the 1980s.
		However, though he lacked Kirwan's imposing physique and star quality, the Aucklander proved to be a most effective and valuable All Black during that period, playing 30 tests between 1986 and 1991 and scoring 19 tries.
		Terry's rugby heritage was proud, having learned his trade with the famous and religiously orientated Marist Brothers club in Auckland, a side which spawned many a past and future All Black (including Kirwan himself).
	www.sporting-heroes.net /rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1055 (362 words)

	Player Rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sportnetwork.net - The Welsh Rugby Union has decided to âsend in the clownsâ after the shock departure of their most successful coach for thirty years.
		Player Transfer to New Union (International) Player transfers within Rugby Union are subject to IRB Regulation 4.
		In an effort to develop youth rugby in the North America and around the world, Kudu Rugby sponsors Player Development Camps run by world...
	www.thesixnations.info /player-rugby.php (1140 words)

	News - Kirwan: Steve's a toughie : Rygbi Pontypridd Rugby - Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kirwan said, "I played against Steve and know him pretty well - Wales have a very good man as their coach.
		While Kirwan and Hansen will be renewing hostilities, Wales second-row forward Robert Sidoli will be facing the land of his father for the first time.
		But, despite being largely over-looked at under-21 level by Wales, the Merthyr Tydfil-born player stuck to his guns and was rewarded with the first of his five caps against South Africa last summer.
	www.ponty.net /news/article_zoom.php?article_id=604045 (381 words)

	2 Rugby \| Internationals
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		The three were originally signed up until the end of the 2005 season, but the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) announced today they had agreed to extend their contracts.
		He will be out of action for six weeks but is expected to play for the Wallabies when they play their first test of the year against Samoa on June 11 in Sydney.
	2rugby.com /category/internationals/page/1 (1145 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| rugby \| news Kirwan makes four changes
		Italy coach John Kirwan has made four changes to the team that beat Scotland for Saturday's Six Nations championship match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.
		Cecchinato's 83rd international appearance will make him the joint most-capped player in Italian rugby alongside Alessandro Troncon, who has not played in the Six Nations this year due to injury.
		Cecchinato, who will retire from international rugby after the Six Nations, said he was proud to have played a part in the development of rugby in Italy where football is by far the most popular sport.
	sport.iafrica.com /rugby/news/310423.htm (420 words)

	New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		That he was a player destined for major honours was clear when in his first class debut, for Auckland Colts against East Coast in 1968, he scored four tries and kicked two conversions.
		In South Africa, where he was used as a wing, Williams was a sensation, scoring 14 tries in his 13 appearances and in the international series he scored in each of the first and fourth test and appeared to be denied on a mistaken referee's call another in the second.
		He was unquestionably the personality player of the tour and adding to his appeal was the fact he was plainly of Polynesian descent, with each of his parents being part Samoans.
	stats.allblacks.com /Profile.asp?ABID=954 (1717 words)

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