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Anton David Oliver (born 9 September 1975 in Invercargill) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. who plays as a hooker for the Highlanders and the All Blacks. is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cnr of Esk and Dee Streets, looking up Esk st, one of the main shopping streets of Invercargill. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The Highlanders ( formerly known as Otago Highlanders), are a rugby union team from New Zealand. ... First international  Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand  (15 August 1903) Largest win  New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan  (4 June 1995) Worst defeat  Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand  (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 This article is about the Rugby Union team. ...


He has been an All Black since 1996 apart from a brief period when he was dropped. First international  Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand  (15 August 1903) Largest win  New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan  (4 June 1995) Worst defeat  Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand  (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 This article is about the Rugby Union team. ...


He plays for the Highlanders in the Super 14 and for Otago in the Air New Zealand Cup. However, he has been linked with a move to Toulon, currently battling for promotion to the French Top 14 and recently noted for signing veteran greats including former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga and Australia great George Gregan, after the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[1] The Highlanders ( formerly known as Otago Highlanders), are a rugby union team from New Zealand. ... The Super 14 is the largest rugby union football club championship in the southern hemisphere, consisting of provincial teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. ... The Air New Zealand Cup (also referred to by its previous name of the National Provincial Championship, its abbreviation of NPC, or for sponsorship reasons as the Air New Zealand NPC) is New Zealands professional domestic rugby union competition. ... RC Toulonnais (also known as RC Toulon or just Toulon) are a French professional rugby union based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur. ... The Top 14 is a rugby union club competition which is played throughout France. ... Ionatana Falefasa Tana Umaga, ONZM, (IPA: , born May 27, 1973) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. ... For other people called Gregan, see Gregan (disambiguation). ... The 2007 Rugby World Cup is the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union world championship inaugurated in 1987. ...

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Early life

Oliver was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, and attended Marlborough Boys College. He made his provinical debut for Marlborough against Nelson Bays in 1993. He also represented NZ Secondary schools and NZ Under 19s in 1993. In 1994, he represented NZ Under 19s and NZ Under 21s, and represented the Under 21s for the next two years.


He moved to Dunedin in 1994 to attend Otago University, and made his debut for Otago that year. As a student he flatted with fellow All Blacks Simon Maling and Tony Brown. Thomas Simon Maling (born 3 June 1975 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby Union footballer. ... Tony Eion Brown (born January 17, 1975) is a New Zealand rugby union player (fly half). ...


All Blacks

Oliver made his All Blacks debut age 21, versus Fiji in 1997. He has currently scored a total of 10 test points (2 tries).


Oliver created the first father and son captain combination for the All Blacks when he was appointed as All Blacks captain in 2001. Father Frank Oliver captained the All Blacks in 1978 and was one of the hardmen of New Zealand rugby. Francis James (Frank) Oliver was a New Zealand rugby union player. ...


Anton was dropped from the All Blacks in 2003 after the test against England in Wellington 2003 by John Mitchell - the then All Black coach who cited a number of deficiencies in Anton's game as being the reason for his decision. He was a surprise recall to the team in 2004 for the end of the year tour reflecting a desire by the coaching staff for the All blacks to regain the forward power that so characterized the All black team of 95 - 97. Since then he has been, with Kevin Mealamu, the first choice hooker for the All blacks. Keven Filipo Mealamu (born March 20, 1979 in Tokoroa, Waikato, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. ... First international  Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand  (15 August 1903) Largest win  New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan  (4 June 1995) Worst defeat  Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand  (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 This article is about the Rugby Union team. ...


Anton has announced his retirement from the All Blacks at the end of the Rugby World Cup. First international  Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand  (15 August 1903) Largest win  New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan  (4 June 1995) Worst defeat  Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand  (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 This article is about the Rugby Union team. ... For the rugby league competition, see Rugby League World Cup. ...


Oliver has evolved into a "thinking man's rugby player" and spoke openly on the excessive drinking that once took place in the All Blacks camp in his book "Anton Oliver, inside" (2005). In this book he speaks unashamedly of how a young fan's letter to him made him rethink his loutish drunken behaviour as a young man and he praises Wayne Smith and Andrew Martin for getting the All Black ethos back to "where it belongs". He is erudite and is always worth listening to if involved in a post-match interview - no trite "all credit to the opposition" comments to be expected from him.


Oliver has been a critic of building windfarms in Otago in New Zealand and in 2007 mounted a campaign against Meridian Energy's Project Hayes, a planned new 630MW windfarm.


Oliver is a patron of the Coalition for Open Government. The Coalition for Open Government was a political pressure group formed in the late 1970s to promote open government in New Zealand. ...


Latest News

In May 2007, Anton Oliver signed a contract to play with French rugby club Toulon after the Rugby World Cup is over on 20th October 2007. There he will join up with legends of the world rugby game , including Springbok Victor Matfield, former Wallaby Captain George Gregan , former All Black Andrew Mehrtens and former All Black captain Tana Umaga. After 14 years in Otago playing rugby Oliver decided that it was time for a change. Turning down numerous offers to play rugby in the United Kingdom Oliver has chosen to play rugby in France which will be more of a cultural experience. For the rugby league competition, see Rugby League World Cup. ... Victor Matfield wins a line-out for South Africa Victor Matfield (born 11 May 1977 in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Springbok rugby team as well as the Blue Bulls provincial side and Bulls Super 14 franchise. ... For other people called Gregan, see Gregan (disambiguation). ... The All Blacks are the national rugby union representative team of New Zealand. ... Andrew Philip Mehrtens MNZM (born 28 April 1973 in Durban, South Africa) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who has been one of the top fly-halves (or first five-eighths) in the world since the advent of the sports professional era in the mid-1990s. ... The All Blacks are the national rugby union representative team of New Zealand. ... Ionatana Falefasa Tana Umaga, ONZM, (IPA: , born May 27, 1973) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. ...


Notes and references

  1. ^ Cain, Nick. "Player exodus threatens world order", The Sunday Times, 2007-04-29. Retrieved on 2007-04-30. 

The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Todd Blackadder		 All Blacks Captain
2001		 Succeeded by
Reuben Thorne
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New Zealand squad - 2007 Rugby World Cup
Forwards Collins • Hayman • Hore • Jack • Lauaki • Masoe • McCaw (c) • Mealamu • Oliver • Robinson • Somerville • So'oialo • Thorne • Tialata • Williams • Woodcock
Backs Carter • Ellis • Evans • Howlett • Kelleher • Leonard • MacDonald • Mauger • McAlister • Muliaina • Rokocoko • Sivivatu • Smith • Toeava
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New Zealand squad - 2006 Tri Nations
Forwards Collins • Eaton • Hayman • Hore • Jack • McCaw (c) • Masoe • Mealamu • Oliver • Rawlinson • Somerville • So'oialo • Thorne • Tialata • Williams • Woodcock
Backs Carter • Cowan • Gear • Hamilton • Howlett • Kelleher • McAlister • MacDonald • Mauger • Muliaina • Rokocoko • Sivivatu • Toeava • Tuitupou • Weepu
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  Results from FactBites:
 
Anton Oliver demands scrum clarity - Telegraph (1094 words)
Anton Oliver, one of the most experienced front-row players at the World Cup, has called on tournament referees to apply a unified approach to the controversial new scrummaging law.
Oliver added the weight of 55 caps to the argument that the redefined instruction, introduced last year, had done little to clear up the problem.
Oliver said the reason for defeats in 1999 and then 2003 could be attributed to complacency, due to the many easy victories, and he believes there is no danger of New Zealand making the same mistake.
ireland.com / Sports / Rugby / Lions Tour 2005 (1924 words)
Oliver had torn his calf muscle with initial guesstimates he would return to action somewhere between four to six weeks.
Oliver was born 29 years ago in Invercargill, the southern-most city in New Zealand, where the Lions will have their final midweek match before the first Test.
Oliver shifted to Dunedin for his studies and was called up as a late reserve for the 1995 Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney, although he did not make his debut until two years later.
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