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This week in history - All Blacks tour with so much more than World Cup expectations in hand

06.Nov.2012

World Champions.

It is a tag that the All Blacks have done proud.

When Sir Graham Henry - with the help of current head coach Steve Hansen and a fair number of senior players and management team from the ‘previous regime’ – and the All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup, it signed off on a glorious period with 88 Test wins coming from 103 such encounters.
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This week in history - Rugby World Cup 2011 - New Zealand's biggest sporting event begins

12.Sep.2012

One year ago the seventh quadrennial rugby tournament, known as the Rugby World Cup, kicked off in New Zealand, with the Springboks looking to become the first team to successfully defend the crown, while the All Blacks were looking at breaking a losing drought that stretched back to 1991.
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This week in history - This Week in History - Crusaders make it fourteen semi-finals

24.Jul.2012

It is impossible to have a comparative ‘Week in History’ because we are in record territory for Super Rugby, playing later into the calendar year than ever before.
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This week in history - Ireland touch down in New Zealand for the first time

03.Jun.2012

It was 71 years after their first meeting that the Irish landed in New Zealand for the first time, and the men from the Emerald Isle may have been confident considering their result against the mighty All Blacks just three years earlier.
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This week in history - Crusaders get their first taste of final's action

19.May.2012

With the Crusaders hosting the Blues in what has been one of New Zealand rugby’s premier clashes over the years, we take a look back at when the seven-time champions reached their maiden Super Rugby Final’s Series.
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This week in history - This week in history - Blues sign off 2001 with a win

12.May.2012

With the Blues breaking a seven-match losing streak against the Lions over the weekend, we take a look back at a season where the Auckland based franchise wasn’t the only kiwi outfit that suffered in what was a difficult year in Super Rugby.
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This week in history - Hurricanes reach their first Super Rugby semi-final in 1997

06.May.2012

With the Hurricanes continuing to defy their critics in the 2012 Investec Super Rugby season with their fifth win, we take a look back at when the franchise reached their first semi-final 15 years ago.
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This week in history - Balance of power begins to shift in 1998 despite Blues riot

28.Apr.2012

This time in history 14 years ago, it seemed on the surface as if not much had changed, with the Blues again building up nicely to what seemed like yet another Investec Super Rugby championship.
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This week in history - Chiefs will hope history doesn't repeat after magic tour

23.Apr.2012

For just the second time in their history the Chiefs have produced a perfect three-from-three tour result, although the last time this was achieved it was the only real bright point for the Waikato based franchise two years ago.
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This week in history - Crusaders pipped by Blues in mixed 2003 campaign

14.Apr.2012

With All Blacks first five-eighth Dan Carter switched to second five for the first time in years for the Crusaders this week, we reflect on the mercurial playmakers first full season at a permanent member of the all-conquering Crusaders.
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