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Bai to fill Little's big shoes
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MARSEILLE, 5 October - Fiji has named regular centre and vice captain Seremaia Bai as the man to fill fly half Nicky Little's shoes when they face South Africa for a place in the semi-finals on Sunday.
"He's our obvious choice. We only have two alternatives - (Bai) and (Waisea) Luveniyali," said head coach Ilie Tabua.
"Given that Bai has played in that position and with his experience, that is the choice we have gone for."
There are five cha ...
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10.6.2007
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The danger men - France
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PARIS, 2 October - Players with the potential to turn the game for France in Saturday's quarter-final against New Zealand in Cardiff.
Jean-Baptiste Elissalde
Started his campaign off the bench against Argentina in the RWC 2007 opener after only playing in France's three warm-up matches this year. Elissalde has slowly won the confidence of coach Bernard Laporte with some clever displays, organising his forwards and providing ...
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10.6.2007
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The danger men - New Zealand
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PARIS, 2 October - Players with the potential to turn the game for New Zealand in Saturday's quarter-final against France in Cardiff.Brendon LeonardIf you could sneak a peek at coach Graham Henry's world cup selection notes a year ago, chances are you would not have seen Brendon Leonard's name scribbled anywhere in the scrum half's column.However, a brilliant debut season for the Waikato Chiefs in the Super 14 competition has chang ...
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10.6.2007
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New Zealand team for NZL v FRA
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PARIS, 2 October - New Zealand head coach Graham Henry on Tuesday announced his team to play France in the IRB Rugby World Cup quarter-final match at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
New Zealand:
1 Tony Woodcock2 Anton Oliver3 Carl Hayman4 Keith Robinson5 Ali Williams6 Jerry Collins7 Richie McCaw (c)8 Rodney So'oialo9 Byron Kelleher10 Dan Carter11 Sitiveni Sivivatu12 Luke McAlister13 Mils Muliaina14 Joe Rokocoko15 Leon MacDonald
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10.6.2007
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All Blacks ready to take punt and run with it
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CARDIFF, 5 October – France and New Zealand came into the tournament with realistic hopes of facing each other in the final, but after Saturday night only one will remain.Perennial favourites New Zealand expected to play their quarter-final at Millennium Stadium, easily dominating Pool C to secure their place in Cardiff.The tournament hosts, however, were more than a little surprised to be in the same position, playing their most i ...
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10.6.2007
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New Zealand beat India by 10 runs
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Virender Sehwag was smashing the ball as he once used to, Gautam Gambhir's timing was perfect. As the Delhi duo rattled up 67 runs in the first five overs, the target of 191 set by New Zealand in the first Super Eights game at the Wanderers seemed within India's reach.
But, as is the case a little too often with the Indian team, it was not to be.
India's defeat silenced their supporters, who had egged on their men from the grass bank next to th ...
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9.18.2007
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Shuja closes in on target
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Kashif Shuja is hardly a household name in New Zealand, but he is a force to be reckoned with on the squash court. Ranked 41 in the world, Shuja, who is playing in the nationals in Palmerston North this weekend, is preparing for an assault on the top 40 when he travels overseas later in the year.
"I've moved up a lot from last year - 98th was my lowest last year.
"Top 40 was my target for this year and I'm not far from it, I play next in Nove ...
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9.17.2007
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Hockey: Auckland trip on for Ireland
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Ireland look like going to New Zealand for the Olympic Games qualifier in February - and it seems that they won't have to face old rivals Great Britain after all.
As the Eurohockey Nations Cup unfolded in Manchester last week, it looked like England's poor showing - they didn't make the medal play-offs and had to settle for fifth place - would mean them heading to Auckland with the Irish who finished seventh.
But that looks a non-starter no ...
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9.17.2007
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All Blacks blitzed the Italians
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The All Blacks are off to the best possible start in the world cup in France as they blitzed Italy 76-14 in their first group match in Marseille overnight.
New Zealand responded well to the mid afternoon heat as he raced out to a 38-nil lead inside the first 20 minutes - captain Richie McCaw scoring the first two.
The pace of the match eventually dropped as the heat caught up with the All Blacks, but coach Graham Henry ...
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9.9.2007
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Soccer women step out with new name - Football Ferns
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The New Zealand women's soccer team, sporting their new moniker of the Football Ferns, head to China tomorrow and the World Cup, where they are hoping for lightning to strike.
The New Zealanders are at lengthy odds to progress from a group that also includes Brazil and Denmark, both ranked in the top 10, and hosts China.
Coach John Herdman said the amount of preparation his 21-player squad had undergone couldn't compare with that of the big ...
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6.9.2007
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