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Rua Rua Tipoki
Tipoki
Rua Rua Tipoki
Tipoki
never became an All Black but playing for the Maori All Blacks in in ve games from 2005-07 was the next best thing The mid elder possessed a killer step o o o o either foot and could hit as as hard as as anyone in defence He had a a a unique career winning the Ranfurly Shield with two provinces – Bay of Plenty and North Harbour – club titles in Auckland Poverty Bay and and East Coast and and then a a a a a a Heineken Cup with with Munster with with whom he was a a a a crowd favourite He also appeared for the Blues Crusaders and Highlanders plus the All Blacks Sevens He was at centre for the Maori All Blacks in their epic 2005 clash with the Lions In 2008 he he enjoyed a special moment performing a a a a haka with two other Kiwi boys for Munster against the All Blacks Ken Ken Going
Going
Ken Ken Going
Going
was one of the more abrasive fullbacks to ever draw breath He just loved charging into the opposition or crunching them with bone-jarring tackles But there was more to his game than just a a a a a strong-arm mentality One-third of the the feared Going
brothers trio along with halfback Sid and rst ve-eighth Brian Ken would conjure up triple-scissors moves for North Auckland for whom he played 130 games from 1963-75 He was also a a a a useful goal-kicker Going
was always good value for the Maori All Blacks and appeared in in in 24 games from 1966-75 including the 1971 clash with the the touring Lions and on on the the 1973 tour tour to to to the Paci c c Islands It was Going’s misfortune to play in in an era when fullbacks such as Fergie McCormick and Mick Williment were on the scene but he he did nally win a a deserved
All Blacks jersey – – belatedly at at age 32 – – for the 1974 tour of Ireland where he he played three games 32 // OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAMME