Former All Blacks Captain to Run for Conservative-Leaning NZ First Party
Taine Randell confirmed in an interview that he'd been approached by the Labour Party, but felt NZ First resonated more.
New Zealand's former All Blacks captain Taine Randall (C) leads the Haka, a Maori warrior traditionnal dance, before the All-Blacks-France test match 26 June 1999 at Wellington Athletic Park. New Zealand won 54 to 7. Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images
Former All Black captain Taine Randall will stand for the conservative-leaning nationalist party, New Zealand First (NZ First).
He played 51 tests between 1996 and 1999 and led the national rugby team to 12 wins in 22 tests, after having been the youngest player ever to captain provincial side Otago at age 19 years and 152 days.
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