24 May 2007

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ABs in Waitakere

The All Blacks will again base themselves in Waitakere City for the 2007 domestic season. In the build up to the Iveco Series, the Philips Tri Nations campaign and the Rugby World Cup at the end of the year the team will train on the number 1 field at the Douglas Track and Field (Central Park Drive, Henderson). And while details are to be confirmed, local rugby fans may be able to see their heroes up close during an open training session in mid-August, just before the team leaves for France.

Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey says the City is proud to once again host the team. “For the past couple of years the AB’s have used our facility, including the magnificent Trusts Stadium says Mayor Harvey. By providing these top notch fields, free of charge, Waitakere is doing its bit to ensure the All Blacks carry on their winning way”. Mayor Harvey also points out that the current squad has a close association with his City through Coach Graham Henry (a former Principal at Kelston Boys High School) and players such as Mils Muliaina and Troy Flavell both of whom grew up and were schooled in the West.

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