| Reuben Thorne | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reuben David Thorne | ||
| Date of birth | January 2 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Christchurch | ||
| Height | 1. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 92 m (6 ft 31⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock, Flanker | ||
| All Black No. | 988 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| 1996– |  Canterbury |
71 | |
| Super Rugby | |||
| 1997–2008 | Crusaders |
129 | (25) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 1999–2007 | New Zealand |
50 | (25) |
Reuben David Thorne (born January 2, 1975 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 A Rugby union team is made up of 15 players eight forwards numbered from 1 to 8 and seven backs numbered from 9 to 15 Flanker is one of fifteen positions in the sport of Rugby union. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports The Canterbury Rugby Football Union' (CRFU is the official governing body for Rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region of New The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the The following is a list of international Rugby union teams The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport.
Playing as a flanker, Thorne first appeared in the Super 12 with the Canterbury Crusaders in 1998. The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds For the speedway team see Canterbury Crusaders (speedway. The Crusaders (formerly the He became captain in 2002, immediately leading the Crusaders to Super 12 victory in an unprecedented "perfect" season—13 wins from 13 games. In 2003 and 2004 the Crusaders were runners-up in the Super 12 under his leadership.
Thorne was a rarity among All Blacks, especially captains, in that he never made an international appearance at any age-group level. He earned his first All Black cap in 1999, playing a single test against the Springboks before the 1999 Rugby Union World Cup. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup and the first to be held in Rugby union 's professional era. Taking over as captain from an injured Anton Oliver, he led the All Blacks throughout 2002 and 2003, apart from a brief tour of the UK and France in November 2002 which he missed due to a chronic ankle problem, causing former captain Taine Randell to be briefly recalled to the skipper's role. Anton David Oliver (born 9 September 1975 in Invercargill) is a retired New Zealand Rugby union footballer who most recently The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Taine Randell is a former New Zealand rugby union player He was a highly versatile Loose forward and a former All Black Captain Although the team's record was excellent under Thorne's leadership (playing 22 test matches for 19 wins and 3 losses, and winning the Tri Nations Series both years and the Bledisloe Cup in 2003), his captaincy ended on a low note as the team was eliminated by the Wallabies in the semi-finals of the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup. The Tri Nations is an annual international Rugby union series held between the national teams of Australia (the Wallabies) New Zealand (the The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby union world cup and was won by England.
Since then, Thorne has been replaced by Tana Umaga. Jonathan Falefasa "Tana" Umaga, ONZM, (tɑːnə 'uːmʌŋə born 27 May 1973 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand is a New Zealand Rugby union footballer His appeared for the All Blacks on the 2004 end of year tour, where he was an unused reserve against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and started as a lock against the Barbarians at Twickenham. The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The Barbarian Football Club, typically referred to as Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas" is an invitational Rugby union team based in Britain Twickenham Stadium (usually known as just Twickenham or Twickers) is a Stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond He was called in as a replacement for Jono Gibbes, who was ruled out of the tour due to injury. His record as an All Black stands at 48 tests played (22 as captain) for 40 wins and 8 losses, with 5 tries scored.
On May 28, 2006 Thorne was named captain for the 2006 Junior All Blacks season [1], but the next day he withdrew from the squad to undertake "a recovery and reconditioning programme. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Junior All Blacks are a New Zealand rugby team The Junior All Blacks are not an age grade side but the second national team behind the All Blacks " [2] Thorne was a surprise selection for the All Blacks for the 2006 Tri Nations Series when it was named on 26 June 2006. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. On 22 July 2006, he played his first test for the All Blacks since the 2003 Rugby World Cup, against the same team he debuted against, the Springboks. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko He was then rested for the first half of the 2007 Super 14 season as part of the All Blacks reconditioning programme. The 2007 Super 14 season started in February 2007 with preseason matches held from mid-January He returned to play for the Crusaders that year, and was picked in the All Blacks squad for the 2007 Tri Nations Series and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The 2007 Tri Nations Series was an annual Rugby union competition between the national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international Rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. Although he did play in the 2007 World Cup he was not in the team for the All Blacks quarter-final loss to France. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. On 29 November 2007 Thorne announced that following the 2008 Super 14 season he would be leaving New Zealand rugby to play for Yamaha Jubilo in Japan. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe The 2008 Super 14 season started in February 2008 with pre-season matches held from mid-January Yamaha Jubilo rugby union team came second behind Toshiba Brave Lupus in the second season of Japanese rugby's Top League (2004-5 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. [1]
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Notes and references
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