Reuben David Thorne was born on 2 January 1975 and is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks.
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10 Facts About Reuben Thorne
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Reuben Thorne became captain in 2002, immediately leading the Crusaders to Super 12 victory in an unprecedented "perfect" season—13 wins from 13 games.
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Reuben Thorne was a rarity among All Blacks, especially captains, in that he never made an international appearance at any age-group level.
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Reuben Thorne earned his first All Black cap in 1999, playing a single test against the Springboks before the 1999 Rugby Union World Cup.
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Reuben Thorne appeared again for the All Blacks on the 2004 end of year tour, where he was an unused reserve against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and started as a lock against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
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Reuben Thorne was called in as a replacement for Jono Gibbes, who was ruled out of the tour due to injury.
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Reuben Thorne was then rested for the first half of the 2007 Super 14 season as part of the All Blacks reconditioning programme.
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Reuben Thorne returned to play for the Crusaders that year, and was picked in the All Blacks squad for the 2007 Tri Nations Series and the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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On 29 November 2007 Reuben Thorne announced that following the 2008 Super 14 season he left New Zealand to play for Yamaha Jubilo in Japan.
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Reuben Thorne was called into the Crusaders squad following numerous injuries for matches in South Africa in the 2011 Super 15.
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