Israel Jamal Akuhata Dagg ( born Israel Jamahl Akuhata Dagg ; genus June 6, 1988 , Marton, Manavatu-Wanganui region , New Zealand ) - New Zealand rugby player, fullback (closing) club "Crusaders" (Super- Rugby) and the New Zealand national team. Represents Hawks Bay at ITM Cup .
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| general information | ||
| Full name | Israel Jamal Akuhata Degg | |
| Date of Birth | June 6, 1988 ( 31) | |
| Place of Birth | Marton , Manavatu Wanganui , New Zealand | |
| Citizenship |  New Zealand | |
| Provinces | Hawks bay | |
| Growth | 186 cm | |
| Weight | 96 kg | |
| Position | closing, winged | |
| Club Information | ||
| Club | Crusaders | |
| Career | ||
| Club career * | ||
| 2009—2010 | Highlanders | 25 (133) |
| 2011 - n. at. | Crusaders | 55 (88) |
| National / State Team ** | ||
| 2006 - n. at. | Hawks bay | 43 (64) |
| National team** | ||
| 2010 - n. at. | New Zealand | 39 (65) |
| 2007-2008 | New Zealand (Rugby 7) | |
* The number of games and points for a professional club is considered for the national league, Heineken Cup and Super Rugby. ** The number of games and points for the provincial team in official matches of regional cups. *** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
| Sports Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | New Zealand 2011 | |
Biography
The early years
He graduated from Lindisfarne College in Hastings. Initially fond of cricket, but then preferred rugby. He played in teams under 16 and 19 for the Hawkes Bay national team. In April 2006, he completed an advanced rugby course at the International Rugby Academy under the guidance of Dave Renny, the coach of the Chefs team, and former coach of the Highlanders club and New Zealand national team Jeff Wilson . In 2006, Israel was selected to the Hawks Bay main team, which has not happened since Danny Lee got there, for which in 2006 New Zealand Rugby Almanack named him one of the top five young players.
Club career
In 2008, he received a call to the main team of the Highlanders club, and soon debuted in the Super Rugby Championship . From 2010 to the present, he represents the Crusaders .
Team Career
On June 12, 2010, Dagg made his New Zealand debut in a test match in New Plymouth vs. Ireland [1] . A week later, he had already played against the Wales team , but was injured and left the field before the break. For a long time, Dagg disappeared from the view of the national team coach Graham Henry, who preferred to release Mil Muliain . Soon, in the match of the Cup of the Three Nations against the South African national team, Degg finally entered the field for a substitution and made his first attempt, beating Shalk Burger and Pierre Spice alone. In that meeting, All Blacks won 31:17. On August 21, 2010 in the next match against South Africa, Degg scored again: in the last minute he got the ball from Maa Nonu and fled in the lead, making an attempt and bringing the New Zealanders the final victory 29:22 [2] .
At the 2011 World Cup, Degg was one of the top scorers in terms of the number of attempts: he managed to make the first attempt of the tournament in the match against the Tong team , and also made a second attempt before the break. In the match against France in the group, in the 22nd minute he realized his third attempt at the tournament [3] , and in all he managed to score five such attempts [4] . After Mils Muliain’s injury, Dagg took the main place in the national team [5] and played in the final match against France, which the New Zealanders won 8: 7. The victory allowed him to be included in the list of five best players of the tournament according to the version of the International Rugby Council [6]
Notes
- ↑ Johnstone, Duncan Nervous Dagg thrives in All Blacks debut . Rugby Heaven . Faifax (June 12, 2010). Date of treatment June 17, 2010.
- ↑ Long, David All Blacks claim Tri-Nations with win in Soweto . Rugby Heaven . Faifax (August 22, 2010). Date of treatment August 22, 2010.
- ↑ Murray, Scot New Zealand v France . Guardian . UK: Guardian News (November 25, 2011). Date of treatment November 25, 2011.
- ↑ Rugby World Cup 2011 Leading Try Scorers Neopr . Total Sports Madness (September 4, 2011). Date of appeal April 25, 2012.
- ↑ International Rugby Board (October 24, 2011). Top five players of RWC 2011 . Press release . Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2012 .
- ↑ Top five players of RWC 2011 Archived on November 12, 2014. (eng.)