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The Direct Line

Welcome from Steve Tew: Ever had a question you wanted to ask the NZRU CEO? Well now you can with 'The Direct Line'. Each month we will select 5 questions and put them to Steve Tew on your behalf. Simply send your questions to CEOquestions@nzrugby.co.nz and keep an eye on allblacks.com

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How many professional players in NZ is too many? (viewed 187 times)

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What do the NZRU do for community rugby? : Hear what Steve Tew has to say about what the NZRU does in terms of community rugby in NZ. (viewed 844 times)

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Make up of 2010 Air New Zealand Cup : With the success of the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup some are asking for the 14 team format to be kept in 2010. Hear CEO Steve Tew's views on that. (viewed 1878 times)

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All Blacks Fan Stories

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2010 Six Nations match analysis: England
England has commenced their Six Nations campaign with a 30-17 win over Wales. It was their first victory over the Red Dragons since 2007, and while it was far from pretty, there was enough Johnson-esque hardness up front to suggest the red rose could compete for the title.

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2010 Six Nations match analysis: Wales
Just over two years ago Wales came to Twickenham to kick off their Six Nations campaign, and overcame a ten point halftime deficit to win in London for the first time in 20 years. They would famously go on to record their second Grand Slam in four years.

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History of the Home, Five and Six Nations
In 1871 England and Scotland played the first ever rugby union test match. Twelve years later the Home International Championship was formed, with England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland forming up the first multi nation test tournament.

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2009 Telecom Northern Tour

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Date	Game	Venue	Time(NZ)	Result
31 Oct	All Blacks v Wallabies	Tokyo, Japan	9:30 pm	32-19

08 Nov	All Blacks v Wales	Cardiff	6:15 am	19-12

15 Nov	All Blacks v Italy	Milan	3:00 am	20-6

22 Nov	All Blacks v England	London	3:30 am	19-6

29 Nov	All Blacks v France	Marseille	8:45 am	39-12

06 Dec	All Blacks v Barbarians	London	3:30 am	18-25

Expert Opinions

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Spiro Zavos

View from OZ
The Rugby Football Union (the English rugby union) has announced that it wants the IRB to look at the tackled ball laws to see if there is a way of ensuring that the complexities involving this part of the game can be simplified to help attacking rugby.
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Will Carling

Northern hemisphere opinion
I see the All Black's biggest fan Stephen Jones has wasted no time in stating that this is one of the worst All Black's sides he can remember - nothing new here then and a few other British journalist's have had a sly dig.
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Jedi

A good kiwi bloke's tale
The Barbarian horde assembles at the gate this weekend, hell bent I'm sure on breaking the cycle of clean black lines, I wonder how we; as a nation, will perceive this game?
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