About Taine Randell
Taine Randell (born 5 November 1974) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. He played as a versatile loose forward and captained the All Blacks between 1996 and 1999. 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 Lindisfarne College near Hastings and represented the First XV from the age of 14. In 1992 he went to the University of Otago where he completed degrees in law and commerce. He played for the University of Otago, Dunedin Metropolitan Colts and at the age of 17 years 5 months was picked by the Otago Coach Gordon Hunter for Otago in the National Provincial Championship. In 1993 he became the youngest player ever to captain Otago at age 19 years 152 days.
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