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Zinzan Valentine Brooke (born February 14, 1965) is a former New Zealand rugby union international player who played at number eight.
He is arguably the best #8 to have ever played for the All Blacks. He had the running & kicking skills of a backline player whick made him extremely mobile and agile as a foward. He once nailed a 45 metre drop goal attempt during a 1995 world cup match. He had a brother, Robin Brooke who played lock for New Zealand.
He later retired from international rugby and moved to England to play for Harlequins and later coach them, but was not very successful. He now plays amateur rugby for Windsor Rugby Club in Berkshire, England.
External links
- Planet-rugby (http://www.planet-rugby.com/stats/players/players_listing.phtml/p_r/ENG?setCode=archive&search_text=Zinzan&tournament_code=international&country=&scdate=1871&ecdate=2004&position=&sbdate=1871&ebdate=2004&go=Submit)
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