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Sir Michael Niko Jones KNZM (born 8 April 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach. Jones was a member of the Auckland team which dominated New Zealand rugby in the late 1980s and 1990s, and the Auckland Blues team which won the first two Super 12 championships, in 1996 and 1997.
Replaced former Auckland Rugby Union Chairman Glenn Wahlstrom. Waitemata, Auckland and All Blacks legend Sir Michael Jones has been elected to the New Zealand Rugby Board at its Annual General Meeting in Wellington today. Jones (Cap No. 1131), who represented Auckland on no fewer than 98 occasions, replaced outgoing member and former ARU ...
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Like the great Bryan Williams, who represented Samoa and New Zealand, Jones is also adored by both countries. Modern rules forbid the dual-international player, but Jones' heritage makes him the personification of why today's powers that be should allow that transfer.
Michael Jones burst onto world rugby when he scored the opening try in the first World Cup in 1987 in his first game for New Zealand. Sporting Category: Rugby Union. Over the next decade, he was regarded as one of the best loose forwards in the world and, at his best, was without peer.
Oct 27, 2015 · As the current crop of All Blacks prepare to face Australia, Michael Jones talks to ESPN about representing New Zealand, testing his faith and the injuries that blighted his brilliant career.
Oct 1, 1991 · Michael Jones was one of those once in a lifetime rugby legends who changed the way the game was played. As the All Blacks dominated the inaugural World Cup in 1987 it was Jones more than anyone who caught the rugby worlds attention. Here was the complete player.
Mar 19, 2016 · ACT Brumbies chief executive Michael Jones has launched a stinging attack on the rumours about his future, declaring "I'm not going anywhere" and adding "if I go to war, it's going to get ugly".
