Justin Marshall
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| Date of Birth: | 5 August 1973 | |
| Place of Birth: | Mataura, New Zealand | |
| Height: | 1.79 m | |
| Weight: | 94 kg | |
| Position: | Scrum-half (Halfback) | |
| Country: | New Zealand | |
| Test Caps: | 81 (4 as captain) | |
| Test Points: | 120 | |
| Club: | Ospreys | |
Justin Warren Marshall, MNZM, (born August 5, 1973) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He was born and educated in Mataura before settling in Christchurch. He played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005.
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[edit] Rugby union career
Marshall began his rugby union career with Southland and was then asked to join Christchurch by Canterbury coach Vance Stewart. It was whilst here that Marshall first made the break into the All Blacks side for the 1995 tour of Italy and France. Marshall was just 22 when he made his debut against France in a 37-2 win.
In 1997 Marshall was made captain of New Zealand and led out his team in four tests in Great Britain, becoming the All Blacks' 54th Test Captain. He has made 81 appearances for the All Blacks, with a record of 61 wins, 1 draw and just 19 defeats. Marshall is the highest capped scrum half in All Blacks history. He has scored a record 24 Test tries for New Zealand, a tally that more than doubles the next best for an All Blacks scrum half, held by Sid Going.
Until recently, Marshall played for Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship, the Crusaders in the Super 12 competition, and the All Blacks. However, his New Zealand contract ran out after the 2005 Lions tour, and he signed to play the 2005-06 season for Leeds Tykes in the English Guinness Premiership.However following the relegation of Leeds from the Premiership, Marshall will leave the club at the end of the season. On the 25th of April 2006 it was announced that Marshall had signed for the Welsh regional side The Ospreys on a two year contract beginning in September 2006. Before signing for Ospreys, Marshall indicated an interest in returning to New Zealand to once again be an All Black and play in the World Cup, even being prepared to play for Auckland RFU.[1]
In 2005, Hodder Moa released Angus Gillies' Justin Marshall (ISBN 1-86971-023-1), a biography covering all aspects of Marshall's life. It received a large amount of media coverage in New Zealand, like Anton Oliver's new book, Inside.
While it is likely Marshall will not play again for the All Blacks (due to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union's long-standing policy requiring that All Blacks play their club rugby in the country) the current coach, Graham Henry, has publicly stated that if the laws allow, and he is in the top two or three New Zealand scrum halves, Marshall would be in contention for the 2007 World Cup squad.
[edit] Profile
- Full Name: Justin Warren Marshall
- Birth: August 5, 1973, Gore, Southland, New Zealand
- Hometown: Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
- Wife: Nicole Burgess Marshall (married - December 1999)
- Children: Lachlann (2002), Fletcher (2004)
- Parents: Warren and Lois Marshall
- High School: Gore High School
- Position: Scrumhalf (Halfback)
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- Heineken European Cup/Challenge Cup
- games: 5 (Leed Tykes)
- points: 11 points
- National Team: New Zealand All Blacks
- All Black Debut: October 25, 1995 vs Italy A at Catania
- International Test Debut: November 18, 1995 vs France at Paris
- All Black Number: # 948
- All Black matches: 88 games - 81 test matches (5 games/4 tests as Captain)
- All Black points: 140 points (28 tries) - 120 test points (24 tries)
- All Blacks Win-Loss Record: 61 wins - 1 draw - 19 losses
- Last Test: Saturday, 9 July 2005 vs British and Irish Lions at Auckland
- Other Teams:
- British Barbarians (2 games)
- French Barbarians (1 game)
- World XV (3 games, 5 points)
[edit] First-Class Record
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[edit] Achievements
- 2005 Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for Excellence and Contributions in Rugby
- New Zealand National Provincial Championshp Division I Champions (1997, 2001, 2004)
- New Zealand National Provincial Championshp Division I Finalists (1998, 2000)
- New Zealand National Provincial Championshp Division I Player of the Year (1996)
- New Zealand National Provincial Championshp Division II Champions (1994)
- Ranfurly Shield Holders (1995-1996, 2000-2003, 2004)
- SANZAR Super 12 Rugby Champions (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005)
- SANZAR Super 12 Rugby Finalists (2003, 2004)
- SANZAR Super 12 XV (2005)
- SANZAR Super 12 Rugby Centurion (100 Games for the Crusaders - 2005)
- 2005 Crusaders Player of the Year Rebel Sports Trophy
- New Zealand All Blacks Captain (1995 - 5 games, 4 tests)
- SANZAR Tri-Nations Champions (1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003)
- Bledisloe Cup Champions (1996, 1997, 2003, 2004)
- 1999 Rugby World Cup Fourth Place
- 2003 Rugby World Cup Third Place (bronze)
- 2003 Rugby World Cup Best XV
- 1996 New Zealand Tour of South Africa Series Winner
- 2005 British and Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand Series Winner
- 2006 English Professional Rugby Players' Association Guinness Premiership Payer of the Year Award Nominee
- 2005-5006 English Guinness Premiership Dream Team XV
- British Barbarians Captain (2004-)
- French Barbarians Captain (2005)
- World XV Captain (2006)
[edit] Miscellaneous
- nephew of 1937 New Zealand All Black Fullback Jack Taylor
- nephew of 1958 New Zealand All Black Fullback Lloyd Ashby
- cousin of former Canterbury, Crusaders and New Zelaland All Black Midfielder Daryl Gibson (currently playing for Leicester Tigers)
[edit] Facts and Records
- first ever Crusaders Centurion, second New Zealand Super 12 Centurion, and third Super 12 player ever to play 100 games (2005)
- most capped Crusaders halfback (105 games)
- most capped All Black halfback (87 games, 80 test matches), played as a first-five in 2002 New Zealand versus Fiji test
- most consecutive international test appearances by an All Black halfback (23 test matches) 1995-1997
- most tries scored by an All Black halfback (28 tries, 24 test tries)
- second most capped All Black of all time (81 test matches)
- most capped All Black back of all time (81 test matches)
- second most test matches wins by an All Black (61 test wins)
- most capped All Black in the Tri-Nations Rugby (35 test matches) 1996-2004
- most capped All Black in the Bledisloe Cup Rugby (20 test matches) 1996-2004
- most number of games played against South Africa by an All Black (22 test matches) 1996-2004
- most number of test wins against South Africa by an All Black (16 test wins) 1996-2004
- second most capped player in Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup rugby history
- most Tri-Nations title by a player in the history (5 - 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003)
[edit] References
- Gillies, Angus, Justin Marshall, (New Zealand, 2005)
[edit] External links
- Justin Marshall at AllBlacks.com
- Justin Marshall at www.rugbymuseum.co.nz[2]
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Forwards: | Braid • Collins • Flynn • Hammett • Hewett • Hoeft • Holah • Jack • McCaw • Mealamu • Meeuws • Somerville • So'oialo • Thorn • Thorne (c) • Williams | |
| Backs: | Blair • Carter • Devine • Howlett • Kelleher • MacDonald • Marshall • Mauger • Muliaina • Nonu • Ralph • Rokocoko • Spencer • Umaga | ||
| Coach: | Mitchell |
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1 Dave Hewett | 2 Mark Hammett | 3 Greg Somerville | 4 Chris Jack | 5 Norm Maxwell | 6 Reuben Thorne | 7 Richie McCaw | 8 Scott Robertson | 9 Justin Marshall | 10 Andrew Mehrtens | 11 Caleb Ralph | 12 Aaron Mauger | 13 Nathan Mauger | 14 Marika Vunibaka | 15 Leon MacDonald | 16 Greg Feek | 17 Corey Flynn | 18 Bradley Mika | 19 Sam Broomhall | 20 Ben Hurst | 21 Joe Maddock | 22 Ben Blair | Nick White | Johnny Leo’o | Mark Robinson | Coach Robbie Deans |
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