Graham Mourie
As of December 15, 2009 National team: September 11, 1982
Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie ( born September 8, 1952 in Opunake, New Zealand ) is a former New Zealand rugby union national team in the position of winger and was after his playing career rugby coaches.
Mourie went as a boy on the first Opunake High School, where he played in the first rugby team. When he moved to New Plymouth Boys' High School, he was also there on for their first rugby team.
He continued his active rugby career after school continued with his local club Opunake RFC. Due to his good performances he was soon nominated it for the provincial team Taranaki RFU. Later, he led them to also as team captain.
In 1976 he became for the first time in the squad of the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, was appointed, and immediately made the captain of the de facto reserve team in New Zealand. The All Blacks toured namely at the same time in Argentina and South Africa, so that a weaker team was sent with Mourie as captain to Argentina. In 1977 he was again selected for the national team to play for them against the British and Irish Lions during their tour in New Zealand. This tour could decide with four wins from four games for the New Zealanders. This Mourie came in two games against the Lions used. In the same year he was diagnosed with France as the new regular captain of the All Blacks, and triggered from Tane Norton. He was later in his career, one of the greatest captains in the history of the All Blacks. He led the New Zealand national team a year later for the first time ever, a so-called Grand Slam. The All Blacks succeeded in 1978 all four so-called Home Nations Rugby Union, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to beat during a tour of Europe. This success was New Zealand first repeat 25 years later. However, he also belonged to the team that complete surprise against the Irish province of Munster rugby club in Limerick 12:12 lost during the same tour. 1981 Mourie renounced voluntarily to the national team during the tour of South Africa kontreversen to New Zealand, as he rejected the South African apartheid regime of whites. The tour was marred by massive protests and riots, as many New Zealanders felt it inappropriate that New Zealand fought out games against such a country. During the year Mourie returned for the European tour to France and Romania at the All Blacks back.
In 1982 Mourie resigned from active rugby and began a career as coach. He was coach of the provincial team selection in 1997 Wellington RFU in the National Provincial Championship ( NPC ) and 2000 coach of the New Zealand Super 12 franchise Hurricanes. With both teams, however he failed to win a title.