Inside the Cup by Phil Gifford

Author:Phil Gifford
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781743487068
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2013-04-08T04:00:00+00:00

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1999 World Cup All Blacks team

Backs: Jeff Wilson, Jonah Lomu, Bruce Reihana (replaced Carlos Spencer), Glen Osborne, Christian Cullen, Tana Umaga, Pita Alatini, Alama Ieremia, Darryl Gibson, Andrew Mehrtens, Carlos Spencer, Tony Brown, Justin Marshall, Byron Kelleher, Rhys Duggan.

Forwards: Taine Randell (captain), Scott Robertson, Dylan Mika, Andrew Blowers, Josh Kronfeld, Reuben Thorne, Robin Brooke, Ian Jones, Norm Maxwell, Royce Willis, Craig Dowd, Greg Feek, Carl Hoeft, Kees Meuws, Anton Oliver, Mark Hammett.

Coach: John Hart. Assistant coach: Peter Sloane. Technical advisor: Wayne Smith. Assistant selector: Gordon Hunter. Manager: Mike Banks. Doctor: John Mayhew. Physiotherapist: Dave Abercrombie. Fitness advisor: Martin Toomey. Media liaison: Jane Dent.

Pool games

3 October, at Ashton Gate, Bristol. New Zealand 45 (Jonah Lomu two, Norm Maxwell, Josh Kronfeld, Byron Kelleher tries; Andrew Mehrtens four conversions, four penalty goals) beat Tonga 9 (S. Taumalolo three penalty goals).

9 October, at Twickenham, London. New Zealand 30 (Jeff Wilson, Jonah Lomu, Byron Kelleher tries; Andrew Mehrtens three conversions, three penalty goals) beat England 16 (P. de Glanville try; J. Wilkinson conversion, three penalty goals).

14 October, at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield. New Zealand 101 (Jeff Wilson three, Glen Osborne two, Jonah Lomu two, Darryl Gibson, Tony Brown, Taine Randell, Dylan Mika, Mark Hammett, Christian Cullen, Scott Robertson tries; Tony Brown eleven conversions, three penalty goals) beat Italy 3 (D. Dominguez penalty goal).

Quarter-final

24 October, at Murrayfield, Edinburgh. New Zealand 30 (Tana Umaga two, Jeff Wilson, Jonah Lomu tries; Andrew Mehrtens two conversions, two penalty goals) beat Scotland 18 (C. Murray, B. Poutney tries; K. Logan conversion, penalty goal; G. Townsend dropped goal).

Semi-final

31 October, at Twickenham, London. France 43 (C. Lamaison, C. Dominici, R. Dourthe, P. Bernat-Salles tries; Lamaison four conversions, three penalty goals, two dropped goals) beat New Zealand 31 (Jonah Lomu two, Jeff Wilson tries; Andrew Mehrtens two conversions, four penalty goals).

Third place play-off

4 November, at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. South Africa 22 (B. Paulse try; H. Honiball conversion, three penalty goals; P. Montgomery two dropped goals) beat New Zealand 18 (Andrew Mehrtens six penalty goals).

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