Tamati tweak gifts Guildford debut
30 Oct 2009
A Tamati Ellison calf strain has seen the All Blacks bringing Zac Guildford onto the bench for Saturday’s Test in Tokyo.
Ellison tweaked his calf at Thursday’s training session and did not recover in the captain’s run. Hawke’s Bay’s Guildford, who also represented the Hurricanes in the Super 14, may earn his first cap if he takes the field against Australia.
Ellison’s injury is not considered serious but the New Zealand medical staff didn’t want to risk further injury by pushing him to play.
New Zealand (revised) - 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan; 8 Rodney So’oialo, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Subs: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 John Afoa, 18 Jason Eaton, 19 Kieran Read, 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Zac Guildford.
12 Comments
30 Oct 2009, 09:36 am
Great news !!!! What a gifted player. Very happy for him.
Real shame his old man will not be there to see his lightie run out. Every father’s dream.
I have said it before, and i will say it again – Guilford to be the top try scorer in S14 2010…..
30 Oct 2009, 10:50 am
A strong NZ line-up. Should take this one.
30 Oct 2009, 11:04 am
#1 Cheetha Champs: Agreed. I’m not normally one to go for the emotional stuff, but this is a pretty unique and special story. Hope he does well-he appears to be a pretty strong character.
30 Oct 2009, 12:04 pm
All Blacks great Jonah Lomu says he has never been fitter or stronger as he prepares to make his comeback as early as November with French amateur side Marseille-Vitrolles.
“I’m stronger than I’ve ever been,” Lomu told Reuters on Wednesday after being unveiled by Japanese rugby officials as an ambassador for the 2019 World Cup.
“I’m running the 100 metres in 10.9 but I’m even more surprised by what I’m doing in weights. I can dead-lift 300 kilos with my eyes closed. I am beating my previous by a country mile. I’m in the best physical condition ever.”
30 Oct 2009, 12:10 pm
10.9secs for 100m – damn freak!
30 Oct 2009, 12:12 pm
(Useless fact of the day.)
Tamati Ellison’s Cousin…..Riki Ellison, won 3 Super Bowls as a Linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers.
30 Oct 2009, 12:30 pm
#6 cane: Riki must have stolen Tamati’s lunch every day – cause i dont reckon he could last a day in the NFL
30 Oct 2009, 12:40 pm
#7 Cheetha Champs:
Good Luck Tomorrow Champ.
30 Oct 2009, 12:43 pm
all the best “baby G”…now for israel dagg to come through!!! I like these blokes…
30 Oct 2009, 12:56 pm
#9 Transformation:
Dagg couldnt catch a cold today. Overrated mfraid, needs to work on the basics before he goes anywhere near a Black jersey. Colin Slade had a good match and showed up Dagg considerably.
31 Oct 2009, 11:29 am
It’s half time and the Japanese TMO is a marked man with the crowd booing him and chanting , “NO TRY”.
31 Oct 2009, 14:21 pm
#6 cane:
do you know if he’s related to Rhy Ellison, ex Otago and Waikato centre ? he was 1 of the hardest tacklers Ive ever seen, a Maori De Wet Barry crash-tackling type.
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