Taine Randell
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| Birth name | Taine Cheyenne Randell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 November 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Lindisfarne College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taine Randell (born 5 November 1974) is a retired New Zealand
In his 61-game tenure as an All Black, Randell played 51 tests, including 22 as captain. He also captained Otago in the National Provincial Championship (NPC) at the age of 19. His All Black debut was versus Italy 'A' at the age of 20, and his test debut versus Fiji, age 22. In his time as an All Black he scored 12 tries for a total of 60 points.
Early career
Randell excelled as a rugby player, cricketer, and student at
Randell played his first game for the All Blacks in 1995 against an Italy A selection.
Randell was 21 when he first captained the All Blacks in South Africa in 1996 in four non-test games and only 23 when he first captained the
In 1999, Randell captaining the
Randell's low moment came during the 1999 Rugby World Cup where he led the team during the defeat to France in the semi-final. Randell left New Zealand to spend a month in Florida in the United States to get away from the negative media spotlight.[citation needed]
After this defeat, Todd Blackadder became captain, although Randell retained his place in the team for 2000–2002.
Later career
When
On leaving New Zealand, Randell relocated with his family to
Post rugby career
Randell pursued a career in finance and was a successful commodity broker in London from mid-2006 through to October 2008.[citation needed] He also became a part owner in the big easy on the Kings Road.[clarification needed]
Randell since 2010 became director of the Kahungunu Asset Holding Company, including a stake in the Fiordland Lobster Company, the country's largest exporter of live crayfish, marketed under its KiwiLobster brand.[1]
Personal life
Randell was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and is of Ngāti Kahungunu and Waikato Tainui descent.[2] He is married to Jo Edwards, and they have two sons and a daughter. At the end of 2008, the family returned to Havelock North, New Zealand.