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  • CrucialC Offline
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    Reports that Haden has been sent home from hospital for palliative care

    Was a huge on field presence in my early rugby watching days. Probably one of the biggest names in his era.

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    @Crucial sad to hear

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    He was a different sort of character.

    Sad to hear.

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    Horrible news. What a guy.

    "Don't get mad, get even."

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    We need a downvote button for these threads.

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    Reading an article about him today, and there wasn't any mention of the Cavaliers tour. Haden was one of the main players behind the tour.

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    RIP Andy Haden.

    All Blacks great Andy Haden died in Auckland on Wednesday after a long illness. He was 69.
    
    A spokesperson for Haden’s family said the former lock died at around 7am on Wednesday at his home surrounded by his family.
    
    His funeral will be at 1.30pm on Monday at Eden Park, where he played so many memorable matches for Auckland and the All Blacks.
    
    Haden played 117 matches, including 41 tests, for the All Blacks in a long and distinguished international rugby career from 1972 to 1985.
    
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    RIP Andy Haden. Sad news.

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    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300062934/all-blacks-great-andy-haden-dies-after-long-illness


    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/122200668/andy-haden-a-towering-all-blacks-presence-on-and-off-the-field-throughout-colourful-career

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    RIP Andy Haden. Often loathed abroad for "that" lineout and loathed domestically as part of an Auckland team everyone loved to hate. But absolutely a giant of the game and a forward-thinking mover and shaker off it.

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    My Dad met him on the Cavaliers tour in SA

    Said he was a gent.

    My old man was out there on a Male Voice Choir Tour singing to White Only Audiences, Black Only Audiences, and Mixed Audiences. Was on the UN Blacklist (how ironic is that) for years.

    Called themselves the Jones Boys Choir to mitigate the backlash.

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    @raznomore said in Andy Haden:

    RIP Andy Haden. Often loathed abroad for "that" lineout and loathed domestically as part of an Auckland team everyone loved to hate. But absolutely a giant of the game and a forward-thinking mover and shaker off it.

    Actually, at the time the most loathed person seemed to be Quittenton the ref that gave the penalty. There are many reasons to loathe Quittenton but that really shouldn't have been one of them.

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    When I think of Him, I get an image of him and frank Oliver Locking together ,

    Not sure how many they played together , but that’s how I remember them both watching during my early years of high school,

    Good player , interesting character,

    RIP

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    @Catogrande said in Andy Haden:

    @raznomore said in Andy Haden:

    RIP Andy Haden. Often loathed abroad for "that" lineout and loathed domestically as part of an Auckland team everyone loved to hate. But absolutely a giant of the game and a forward-thinking mover and shaker off it.

    Actually, at the time the most loathed person seemed to be Quittenton the ref that gave the penalty. There are many reasons to loathe Quittenton but that really shouldn't have been one of them.

    The shorts?

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    @booboo Primary reason. Backed up by an overly authoritarian refereeing style and an arrogant demeanour. Also just not a very good ref.

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    @Catogrande said in Andy Haden:

    @booboo Primary reason. Backed up by an overly authoritarian refereeing style and an arrogant demeanour. Also just not a very good ref.

    Got that call right though

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    Really sad to read this.

    Along with Frank Oliver, one of my favourite players of that era.

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    Back in the eighties I was coaching a team of 14 year olds at the Kelston division of the Ponsonby club. One week we were invited to the city clubs indoor training 'Tan' were we were told a couple of the senior team would train with the boys. The senior players who ran our training that night were Beegee Williams, Maurice Trapp and Andy Haden. Trapp was brilliant making technicalities and set piece seem exciting to the boys (mostly PI boys who would rather wait in the backs for a run than scrum and ruck) and Andy taught them a few dark arts like how to encourage a player to let the ball go in a maul using elbows to the ribs and showed the props how to subtly stand on the oppositions locks foot to disrupt his jump. They turned our forward pack into a machine that night and we went on to win the comp. Andy made a point of watching us play a couple of times after that and was always approachable, supportive and made time to talk to the boys. A giant figure in the history of our club in many ways. Intelligent, demanding of standards and ruthless on the field.

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    @booboo said in Andy Haden:

    @Catogrande said in Andy Haden:

    @booboo Primary reason. Backed up by an overly authoritarian refereeing style and an arrogant demeanour. Also just not a very good ref.

    Got that call right though

    But did he? He maintained at the time he penalised another incident.

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    @Daffy-Jaffy said in Andy Haden:

    Back in the eighties I was coaching a team of 14 year olds at the Kelston division of the Ponsonby club. One week we were invited to the city clubs indoor training 'Tan' were we were told a couple of the senior team would train with the boys. The senior players who ran our training that night were Beegee Williams, Maurice Trapp and Andy Haden. Trapp was brilliant making technicalities and set piece seem exciting to the boys (mostly PI boys who would rather wait in the backs for a run than scrum and ruck) and Andy taught them a few dark arts like how to encourage a player to let the ball go in a maul using elbows to the ribs and showed the props how to subtly stand on the oppositions locks foot to disrupt his jump. They turned our forward pack into a machine that night and we went on to win the comp. Andy made a point of watching us play a coupe of times after that and was always approachable, supportive and made time to talk to the boys. A giant figure in the history of our club in many ways. Intelligent, demanding of standards and ruthless on the field.

    At one point Ponies could field Haden and Pole. Not many international teams could deal with that lineout!

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