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	All Blacks - This is the Rugby Union database, the Rugby Union Encyclopedia
		Rugby union is New Zealand's national sport, with the All Blacks a formidable power in international rugby, achieving a winning record against all nations.
		Rugby Football was introduced to New Zealand by Charles Monro in the late 1860s; Monro discovered the sport while completing his studies at Christ's College Finchley, England.
		New Zealand's rivalry with South Africa began in 1921, when the Springboks (as the South African team is known) toured New Zealand for a Test series that finished all square.
	rugbyunion.wikia.com /wiki/All_Blacks (3539 words)

	Sky Sports \| Rugby World Cup, New Zealand News, Previews, Reports, Live Scores. Graham Henry, Richie McCaw, Dan Carter.
		New Zealand officials have expressed their delight at the announcement that the 2011 World Cup will be a 20-team tournament.
		New Zealand captain Richie McCaw confirmed the team had talked about going for a drop-goal in a bid to beat France in the quarter-final.
		The New Zealand Rugby Union have announced that they will name a new head coach to replace Graham Henry by the end of the year.
	www.skysports.com /rugbyunion/World_Cup/Story_Listing/0,21035,13128,00.html (569 words)

	rugby.com.au \| MCCAW RESIGNS FOR NEW ZEALAND RUGBY BOARD (Site not responding. Last check: )
		New Zealand was removed as co-host in mid-April when the International Rugby Board (IRB) gave Australia the sole rights to stage the 48-match, 20-team tournament in October and November of 2003.
		Under the initial 2003 agreement, New Zealand was expected to host 23 matches, including a semifinal, with the opening and closing matches in Australia.
		A special report to the union by former New Zealand chief justice Sir Thomas Eichelbaum on the co-hosting loss showed senior New Zealand rugby officials were responsible for "some critical misjudgments" in dealings with the IRB.
	www.rugby.com.au /news/2002_july/mccaw_resigns_for_new_zealand_rugby_board_14395,6437.html (298 words)

	RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL - HISTORY - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		In 1876 rugby came to Rangitikei (at Marton, Bulls, and Sandon); to North Otago (at Oamaru); to Hawera and Patea in Taranaki; to Invercargill, Otautau, and Riverton in Southland; and to Greytown and Masterton in Wairarapa.
		New South Wales made a second tour to New Zealand in 1886, to lose 10 of the 12 engagements, and having 130 points scored against their 20.
		A constitution was finally drafted for examination by the unions, the need for a national union emphasised, and a decision made to meet again the next year to confirm the ideas and found the New Zealand union.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/R/RugbyUnionFootball/History/en (3087 words)

	New Zealand Rugby Football Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRU) is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand.
		The CEO of the NZRU is currently Chris Moller.
		The All Blacks are the national rugby union team of New Zealand.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby_Football_Union (255 words)

	Sport in New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rugby union is popular across all sections of New Zealand society and many New Zealanders associate it with their national identity.
		New Zealand equestrian sportsmen, sportswomen and horses make their mark in the world (Mark Todd was chosen as international "Eventer of the 20th Century").
		New Zealand is famous among glider pilots for hosting the 1995 World Gliding Championships at Omarama in North Otago near the centre of the South Island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sport_in_New_Zealand (1631 words)

	CNN.com - New Zealand keen to stage 2011 cup - May 11, 2005
		New Zealand co-hosted the inaugural Rugby World Cup with Australia in 1987 and was chosen to share the event with Australia in 2003 before a row with the IRB saw them dropped as co-hosts.
		NZRU chairman Jack Hobbs said New Zealand had also considered co-hosting the 2011 event with Japan, but wanted to stage the tournament alone.
		Despite New Zealand's rich rugby heritage, Japan are looming as the likely favorites to host the tournament even though the event has never been held in Asia.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/05/11/rugby.cup (389 words)

	Rugby News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		NEW ZEALAND’S most experienced international referee Paul Honiss is this week reflecting on reaching a record-breaking milestone and is unperturbed about copping another broadside of criticism from a losing coach.
		THE COOK Islands rugby team is disappointed the IRB has ignored their appeals for the two upcoming World Cup qualifying matches to be scheduled later in the season, claiming they had only been given two weeks notice to prepare for the crucial June 24 and July 8 ties.
		THE NEW Zealand Maori squad has a very different look to the triumphant Lion-tamers of 2005, but coach Don Stevenson is confident he has enough leaders in key positions to continue a fine tradition and record.
	www.rugbynews.co.nz /news_full.php?id=112 (5525 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Rugby - New Zealand ignored me after illness, says Lomu
		His loyalty to New Zealand was questioned last week when, in comments to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, he appeared to support Japan's bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup ahead of New Zealand.
		He went further yesterday and charged the New Zealand Rugby Union with failing to show him loyalty as he battled to recover from his illness.
		New Zealand Union chief executive Chris Moller rejected Lomu's comments, saying he and other officials had been in regular contact with the player either directly or through his wife, who is also his manager.
	sport.scotsman.com /rugby.cfm?id=2029022005 (559 words)

	Newsvine - rugby-union (Site not responding. Last check: )
		New Zealand has won the Women's Rugby World Cup for the third time in succession with a hard-fought 25-17 win over England in the Cup Final at Edmonton, Canada.
		LEEDS TYKES' director of rugby Stuart Lancaster was putting a brave face on it after his side slumped to a 16-10 home defeat against London Welsh in their opening game of the National One season yesterday.
		On the eve of their opening rugby union Test for the season, the New Zealand All Blacks have been asked to shelve their new Haka and its controversial throat-slitting gesture.
	www.newsvine.com /rugby-union (745 words)

	New Zealand rugby union team \| Sport \| guardian.co.uk
		Rugby union: New Zealand 42 - 11 France: The All Blacks weren't at their imperious best as they beat France and had an injury to Daniel Carter to worry about.
		New Zealand's ability in and around the ruck area puts them in a league of their own, writes Thomas Castaignède.
		Thomas Castaignède believes New Zealand are playing in a league of their own as they continue their charge to the World Cup.
	www.guardian.co.uk /sport/newzealandrugbyteam?page=4 (463 words)

	New Zealand reappoints rugby coach - International Herald Tribune
		The New Zealand Rugby Union on Thursday interviewed four candidates for the All Blacks' role: Henry, Deans and the Junior All Blacks co-coaches, Colin Cooper and Ian Foster.
		New Zealand was eliminated from the World Cup by France in the quarterfinals, its worst performance in six world tournaments since the first one 1987, when it won its only world title.
		The New Zealand union's acting chairman, Mike Eagle, said that the board, which had interviewed all the coaching candidates, was impressed with their submissions.
	www.iht.com /articles/2007/12/09/sports/RUGBY.php (882 words)

	Rugby > New Zealand
		The All Blacks, New Zealand’s national rugby team, are one of the most feared opponents in the rugby world.
		Branded with "100% PURE New Zealand", the giant ball is part of an initiative to promote New Zealand for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
		New Zealand’s world dominance of the game began in 1905, when the very first ‘All Blacks’ team swept victoriously through Britain and Europe.
	www.newzealand.com /travel/media/topic-index/recreation-&-sport/rugby.cfm (507 words)

	Rugby news, results and features from RugbyRugby
		New Zealander Carl Hayman, one of the leading forwards in world rugby, will lock horns with Leicester Tigers for a third time this season when he wears the colours of the Classic All Blacks at Welford Road on Sunday, May 25.
		New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chairman Jock Hobbs said that the running of the game in the country needs to change to meet the high expectations of fans.
		The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) admits it is ready to go "radical" in the fight to keep top All Blacks playing in their home country, but concedes it may be fighting a losing battle to hold on to superstar Dan Carter.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /news/by_country/new_zealand (2967 words)

	New Zealand Rugby Union, New Zealand Rugby Union information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		New Zealand became a British colony in 1840 following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between the Crown and Maori chiefs.
		Self-government was granted to the settler population in 1852, under the UK Parliament's New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, with a General Assembly consisting of an appointed Legislative Council and an elected House of Representatives.
		Immigration policy in New Zealand has often been controversial, with some politicians claiming that the pace of immigration has been too rapid for New Zealand to absorb, and that recent immigrants are having trouble adapting to the New Zealand society.
	www.newzealandz.co.uk /NewZealandRugbyUnion (1859 words)

	Scotland 0-40 New Zealand - Rugby Union News \| SPORTBOX.tv - Nothing Inside But Sport
		New Zealand, who have the squad to make 12 changes without looking much weaker, were beatable.
		New Zealand were 12 points up after 15 minutes, Richie McCaw powering and Doug Howlett flying over for two tries.
		It was all about the scrum for the first 20 minutes of the second half, as New Zealand looked to plough the Scots into submission.
	www.sportbox.tv /rugbyu/news/story.php?id=38178 (435 words)

	Rugby Referees New Zealand: September 2007
		NZRU Community Rugby Manager Brent Anderson said a total of 392 new referees had registered with their Provincial Union this year, the highest number of new recruits since the late 1990s and a pleasing increase on the 330 average over the last four years.
		To judge by the reaction of such mighty rugby figures as the coach Michael Jones, perhaps the greatest of all open-side flankers, and Semo Sititi, a captain held in the highest esteem wherever the game is played, it will take Samoa a lot longer than four years to forget this one.
		NZRU High Performance Referee Manager Keith Lawrence paid tribute to Millar's on-field and off-field contribution to New Zealand rugby and refereeing.
	www.rugbyreferee.co.nz /2007_09_01_archive.html (871 words)

	All Blacks - New Zealand rugby team news and photos \| Rugby Heaven
		Piri Weepu is poised to leave New Zealand rugby and a host of other All Blacks look set to join him.
		All Blacks flanker Jerry Collins has denied asking the New Zealand Rugby Union for an early release from his contract to pursue big-money offers in the north, though he has hinted strongly that such a request might be in the wind.
		The New Zealand Rugby Union have taken the first moves towards countering the alarming player drain and also the first tentative steps towards picking offshore All Blacks after the board was receptive to radical new proposals placed before them.
	www.rugbyheaven.com.au /international/new-zealand (627 words)

	Air New Zealand Cup Launched in Style: Media Release 2006: Media Centre: About Us: Air New Zealand - NZ Site
		New Zealand's new domestic rugby showpiece - the Air New Zealand Cup - was officially launched in grand style today, with the unveiling of the stunning trophy, the launch of a comprehensive new advertising campaign and New Zealand rugby's biggest ever press conference.
		In a New Zealand first, the biggest ever rugby press conference was held at the launch, bringing together players and coaches from each of the Air New Zealand Cup provinces - Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Counties Manukau, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, North Harbour, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato and Wellington.
		Auckland coach Pat Lam: "The new competition signals a new era for New Zealand rugby and we are delighted to be part of it.
	www.airnz.co.nz /aboutus/mediacentre/pressreleases_2006/airnz_cup_launched_in_style.htm (1383 words)

	1905 New Zealand All Blacks Rugby
		Dissatisfied with its so-called "brother Union", the NZRU negotiated with the English RFU for a New Zealand team to tour Britain in 1905 - the first official rugby visit from the southern hemisphere.
		The English rugby league, desperate to re-invigorate their income-driven game, were mesmerised by the popular and entertaining style of the All Blacks.
		When rugby league arrived in Sydney in 1908, it was the differences in the playing rules between the codes that favoured the professional game.
	www.rl1908.com /articles/1905-all-blacks.htm (682 words)

	Rugby News Story - Scrum.com - Rugby News, Rugby Results, Rugby Action from Scrum, the best Rugby Football site in the ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The New Zealand Rugby Union has said it was saddened by the passing of former All Blacks captain and selector and coach, Bob Duff.
		NZRU Chairman Jock Hobbs said: “Bob made a significant contribution to New Zealand Rugby both on and off the field.
		He will be remembered both for his time in the All Blacks jersey, in particular captaining New Zealand in the decisive matches of the 1956 Springboks Test Series, and for his contribution as an All Blacks selector, assistant manager and coach.
	www.scrum.com /news/news_detail.asp?newsid=35783 (379 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| New Zealand 26-12 Australia
		Despite causing New Zealand some trouble at the line-out in the first half and standing stout in defence, John Connolly's men never threated to score a try.
		The win clinched the Tri-Nations title for the third straight year, kept the Bledisloe Cup in New Zealand for the sixth year in a row and extended to 22 years the All Blacks' winning streak over the Wallabies at Eden Park.
		New Zealand: Muliaina; Howlett, Toeava, McAlister, Rokocoko; Carter, Kelleher, Woodcock, Oliver, Hayman, Robinson, Jack, Collins, McCaw (capt), So'oialo.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/rugby_union/6900264.stm (676 words)

	CNNSI.com - Rugby Union - Australia-New Zealand World Cup row rumbles on - Sunday March 10, 2002 08:34 AM
		Rugby union's ruling body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), announced Friday that Rugby World Cup Limited (RWC) had withdrawn their offer to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) to co-host the 2003 World Cup.
		O'Neill rejected any suggestion the ARU had ambushed the NZRFU in retaliation for New Zealand's failure to support plans for the Super 12 tournament to be expanded with new teams from South Africa and Australia.
		NZRFU were in dispute over several issues including the timing of their domestic provincial competition and the presentation of "clean" venues, free of local advertising signage.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2002/03/10/aus_nz_cup (593 words)

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		The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) was formed in 1892 to administer the game of rugby union at the national level.
		The NZRU is charged with fostering, developing, administering, promoting and representing the game of rugby in New Zealand.
		The NZRU is one of New Zealand's largest sports organisations, with a team of employees committed to ensuring that our national game is run smoothly and effectively at all levels, all over New Zealand.
	www.nzru.co.nz (203 words)

	New Zealand Rugby World Cup 2011 information World Cup Rugby Tours, Hotels, Tickets, Fixtures
		The next Rugby World Cup will be held in New Zealand during Sept & Oct 2011.
		Our Rugbyzone provides New Zealand Rugby World Cup information for rugby fans — game schedules, venues, participating teams, base towns for teams, where to get RWC tickets, latest rugby news, where to buy rugby gear and more.
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	www.nzrugbyworldcupinfo.com (260 words)

	Rugby news, results and features from RugbyRugby
		In his annual report Hobbs said the New Zealand rugby community faced a number of multi-layered and interconnected issues, including foreign exchange exposure, funding, community rugby, the global rugby landscape, and the effectiveness of New Zealand's competitions.
		In his speech to the AGM, Hobbs said the challenge now was for the entire New Zealand rugby community – "as guardians of the game" – to respond to the evolving landscape both in New Zealand and globally.
		Hobbs said in the wake of the disappointments of 2007, and in an environment that was increasingly difficult and uncertain, New Zealand rugby needed to act with a shared resolve and solidarity to safeguard the future of the game in this country.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /news/story_23408101819.php (837 words)

	Sportal > Rugby Union > News
		The NZRU has decided to retain coach Graham Henry and his assistants, Wayne Smith and Steve Hansen despite the All Blacks poor performance at the World Cup, due to their proven record.
		Henry reiterated during a telephone conference with the media that the selectors were 'hugely disappointed and sorry' that New Zealand didn't win the World Cup but they had learned from the exercise.
		New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive Steve Tew said that while Deans had been beaten it was a reflection that New Zealand was in a very fortunate position with the quality of its coaches.
	sportal.com.au /rugby-union-news-display/henry-aims-for-winning-run-39998 (398 words)

	Air New Zealand Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Air New Zealand Cup (also referred to by its previous name of the National Provincial Championship, its abbreviation of NPC, or for sponsorship reasons as the Air New Zealand NPC) is New Zealand's professional domestic rugby union competition.
		New Zealand also has five teams in Super 14, an elite competition which also involves sides from Australia and South Africa.
		The NZRU has ruled that for the first few years, there will be no promotion or relegation between the Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_New_Zealand_Cup (1368 words)

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