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WELLINGTON HURRICANES 1996

Provincial Unions:  East Coast, Hawke's Bay, Horowhenua, Manawatu, Poverty Bay, Taranaki, Wairarapa Bush, Wanganui, Wellington.
Colours:  Gold, royal blue and black.
Home venues:  McLean Park, Napier;  Rugby Park, New Plymouth; Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North; Athletic Park, Wellington.

SQUAD

player union d.o.b. height m weight kg
Marty J Berry Wairarapa Bush 13 07 66 1.88 95
Jamie B Cameron Taranaki 23 03 70 1.75 85
Christian M Cullen Manawatu 12 02 70 1.78 84
Sam C Doyle Wellington 28 01 70 1.77 85
Rhys J Duggan Waikato 31 07 72 1.75 80
JA Filemu Wellington 16 07 74 1.75 80
Alama Ieremia Wellington 27 10 70 1.87 100
George N Konia Hawke's Bay 09 08 69 1.84 92
Simon J Mannix Wellington 10 08 71 1.75 82
Jason D O'Halloran Wellington 28 02 72 1.85 88
Jon P Preston Wellington 15 11 67 1.76 81
Roger Q Randle Hawke's Bay 15 05 74 1.90 95
Alex T Telea Wellington 25 03 72 1.78 87
Tana JF Umaga Wellington 27 05 73 1.88 102
IU Afeaki Wellington 12 07 73 1.97 118
Mark R Allen (c) Taranaki 27 07 67 1.82 114
V Billy Cavubati Wellington 21 07 70 1.89 137
Phil H Coffin King Country 24 07 64 1.88 120
Richard A Coventry Waikato 13 02 70 1.97 103
Neil D Crowley Taranaki 29 08 72 1.83 94
Chrestian S Davis Manawatu 16 09 75 2.01 105
Bruce W Hansen Manawatu 03 11 64 1.86 106
Norm J Hewitt Southland 11 11 68 1.78 112
Tim P Mannix Wellington 10 11 68 1.83 104
Mike G Russell Wellington 29 11 67 2.03 112
Dallas J Seymour Hawke's Bay 19 08 67 1.83 96
Gordon L Simpson Wellington 21 09 71 1.86 101
Foli I Tiatia Wellington 04 06 71 1.94 103
Dion AG Waller King Country 06 01 74 1.98 105
DR Williams Manawatu 30 09 64 1.97 107
Karl J Williams Manawatu 19 11 68 1.95 114

MANAGEMENT

Manager:  TG Bedford (Taranaki).
Coach:  FJ Oliver (Manawatu).
Assistant Coach:  GK Taylor (Hawke's Bay).
Physiotherapist:  G Sye (Hawke's Bay).
Doctors:  S Kemp, S Targett (both Wellington).

RESULTS

date match details scorers referee
01.03 1 Auckland Blues
Palmerston North
lost 28-36		 Ieremia try; Cameron conversion, 7 penalties PD O'Brien
09.03 2 Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
lost 28-35		 Cullen, Duggan, Davis tries; Cameron 2 conversions, 3 penalties S Dickinson
15.03 3 Transvaal
Napier
won 32-16		 Umaga, Cullen, Allen Ieremia tries; Cameron 3 conversions, 2 penalties GK Wahlstrom
24.03 4 Queensland
Wellington
lost 25-32		 Telea, Davis tries; Cameron 3, Mannix 2 penalties CJ Hawke
30.03 5 Otago Highlanders
Dunedin
won 44-15		 K Williams, Doyle, Duggan, Berry, penalty tries; Cameron 5 conversions; Cameron 3 penalties AG Riley
06.04 6 Natal
Wellington
lost 27-43		 Cullen 2, Umaga, Berry tries; Cameron 2 conversions, 2 penalties CJ Hawke
14.04 7 Canterbury Crusaders
New Plymouth
lost 13-36		 Cullen try; Cameron conversion, 2 penalties PD O'Brien 
23.04 8 Western Province
Cape Town
lost 25-35		 Cullen, Konia, K Williams tries; Preston 2 conversions, 2 penalties T Henning
27.04 9 Northern Transvaal
Pretoria
lost 20-38		 Talea, Umaga, O'Halloran tries; Berry conversion, penalty A Watson
04.05 10 Waikato Chiefs
Rotorua
won 23-15		 Allen, O'Halloran tries; Preston 2 conversions, 3 penalties GK Wahlstrom
10.05 11 New South Wales
Sydney
lost 25-52		 Umaga, Telea, Cullen tries; Preston 2 conversions, 2 penalties A Cole

Played 11, won 3, lost 8;  Points for 290, against 353.

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

player tries cons pens drops total
Cameron - 14 21 - 91
Cullen 7 - - - 35
Preston - 6 7 - 33
Umaga 4 - - - 20
Telea 3 - - - 15
Berry 2 1 1 - 15
Allen 2 - - - 10
Davis 2 - - - 10
Duggan 2 - - - 10
Ieremia 2 - - - 10
O'Halloran 2 - - - 10
Williams K 2 - - - 10
Mannix 2 - - - 10
Doyle 1 - - - 5
Konia 1 - - - 5
penalty try 1 - - - 5
totals 31 21 31 - 290
opposition scoring 41 21 35 1 353

MATCH POSITIONS
 
player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 total
Cullen B B B - - B B B r B B 9
Doyle - - - B B - - - - - - 2
Umaga W W W W W W W W W W W 11
Randle W* - - - - - - - - - - 1
Telea - W W W W* W W W W W W* 10
Konia r - C C C - C C - - r 7
Ieremia C C 2* 2 2 C - 2 C C C 10
Berry 2 2 r - r 2 2 - B* - - 7
O'Halloran - - - - - - - - 2* 2 2 3
Cameron 1 1 1 1* 1 1 1 - - - - 7
Mannix S - - - r - - - 1 1 1 1 5
Preston 9 9* - - - - - 9 r 9 9 6
Duggan - r 9 9 9 9* 9 - 9 - - 7
Filemu - - - - - r - - - - - 1
Tiatia 8 8 8 8 F* 8 8 F - F* F 10
Williams K r - r - 8 - - 8* - 8 8* 6
Hansen F* - F* - - - - - - - - 2
Davis F* F F F F F* - - - - - 6
Seymour r F - - - - - r F* r r 6
Simpson - - - F r F* F - r - - 5
Coventry - - - - - - + F 8 F F 5
Crowley - - - - - - - - R - - 1
Russell L L L L L L L L L L L 11
Waller L L L L - L L L L - - 8
Afeaki - - - - L r F - F* - - 4
Williams D - - - - - - - - - L L 2
Coffin P P P P P P P P P P P 11
Allen P P P P P P P P P P P 11
Cavubati - - - + - +r r - + - + 5
Hewitt H H H H H H H H H H H 11

 
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