Cory Jane

As of July 29, 2010

Stephen Cory Jane (born 8 February 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of the outer three- quarter and final man.

Biography

Career

Jane began his professional career in 2003 with the provincial team Hawke 's Bay in the New Zealand Rugby Union Championship National Provincial Championship ( NPC). Since 2005 he plays for the province of Wellington RFU. With her ​​Jane came in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, four times the final of the championship, but you failed Curiously, every time. In addition, he was part of the New Zealand sevens rugby team, which won the Commonwealth Games sevens rugby in 2006. He also played in the same year for the New Zealand Māori. Due to his good performances he was appointed to the cadre of the Hurricanes in 2007, playing in the international Super 14 Rugby Championship. In his first season he played in all 13 games. With the Hurricanes Jane reached in 2008 and 2009 respectively the semi-finals of the competition. However, they lost both games. With Wellington, he won 20 September 2008 against Auckland Ranfurly Shield to what the team was able to defend until August 29, 2009 six times before losing it to Canterbury.

All Blacks

After Cory Jane, despite good form not for the November tour of the New Zealand national team ( All Blacks ) was selected in 2006, he got his first chance in the jersey of the All Blacks during the November 2008 tour, as in the fourth game of the Bledisloe Cup against Australia, he in Hong Kong came on. In 2009 he was appointed to the squad again for the June internationals and was the first time against France on 13 June 2009 in the starting lineup. Also in the starting lineup Jane was the last game of the Tri Nations 2009, in which he could place as part of the resurgent All Blacks his first try in an international match and was hailed by the media for his performance. Since late 2009 he has been an integral part of the basic formation of the national team.