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Guardian: Rugby World Cup final: All Blacks' fire is fuelled by 'good anger'
[The Guardian (blog)] - The All Blacks' Piri Weepu is hailed as a relaxed character these days but his passion in the haka hints at his old eruptive self. Photograph: Pool/Reuters Israel Dagg calls it his "good anger". It's the conversion of all the baggage of the past 24
Rugby World Cup 2011: Haka leader Piri Weepu becomes the focus of attention in ...
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[Telegraph.co.uk] - Step forward the unlikely squat figure of Piri Weepu, a 50-cap veteran at scrum-half who has strangely seemed a fringe figure in Graham Henry's All Black sides, a man hitherto noted mainly for his wonderfully theatrical leading of the haka.
Guardian: Rugby World Cup final: No team wins the ball as often as New Zealand
[The Guardian (blog)] - The scrum-half Piri Weepu often box-kicks as the All Blacks can aggressively pin opponents back to their own touchline. Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images Dan Carter's absence from the New Zealand side has made Piri Weepu much more important to
Google News: New Zealand can handle pressure this time around
[CITY A.M.] - They've got firepower, experienced players, Richie McCaw's a great captain, and Piri Weepu seems to be a real leader for them. Their big issue for this game is the unknown – what if they have someone sent off, or if Weepu's kicking is inconsistent?
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