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Sir Michael Niko Jones KNZM (born 8 April 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach. Jones was a member of the Auckland team which dominated New Zealand rugby in the late 1980s and 1990s, and the Auckland Blues team which won the first two Super 12 championships, in 1996 and 1997.
Aug 16, 2016 · Finishing with a defeat by the Wallabies in 1998, Jones won just 55 caps over a period in which New Zealand played 90 Tests. Still, his legacy is rock-solid. Introducing Michael Jones, the All Black openside flanker who has made one of our ten positional spots for the greatest players.
Aug 20, 2023 · Hear from All Blacks legend Sir Michael Jones as he talks through his Rugby World Cup experiences.
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Michael Jones is one of the finest All Blacks of all time. He has been named by Rugby World Magazine as the third best All Black of the 20th century and he was also once described as “almost the perfect rugby player”. Michael Jones was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.
Nov 3, 2021 · Sir Michael Niko Jones had balance, both on and off the field. The great All Black had his Christian faith, family, and rugby to provide the pillars to give him happiness and contentment in life.
Michael Jones made his New Zealand debut at the 1987 Rugby World Cup Russell Cheyne/Allsport "That was one of the two highlights of my career, alongside winning in South Africa in 1996," Jones says.
Waitemata, Auckland and All Blacks legend Sir Michael Jones has been elected to the New Zealand Rugby Board at its Annual General Meeting in Wellington today. Jones (Cap No. 1131), who represented Auckland on no fewer than 98 occasions, replaced outgoing member and former ARU Chairman Glenn Wahlstrom.
