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1411:(2003)
1401:(2002)
1391:(2001)
1381:(2000)
1360:(1999)
1350:(1998)
1340:(1997)
1330:(1996)
1320:(1995)
1310:(1994)
1300:(1993)
1290:(1992)
1280:(1991)
1270:(1990)
1260:(1989)
1250:(1988)
1240:(1987)
1230:(1986)
1220:(1985)
1210:(1984)
1200:(1983)
1190:(1982)
1180:(1981)
1170:(1980)
1139:(1977)
1129:(1976)
1119:(1975)
1109:(1974)
1099:(1973)
1089:(1972)
1069:(1969)
1059:(1968)
1049:(1967)
1039:(1966)
1029:(1965)
1019:(1964)
1009:(1963)
999:(1962)
989:(1961)
979:(1960)
958:(1959)
928:(1953)
918:(1952)
908:(1951)
898:(1950)
888:(1949)
878:(1948)
868:(1947)
858:(1946)
817:(1935)
807:(1933)
797:(1932)
787:(1931)
777:(1930)
767:(1929)
747:(1925)
737:(1924)
705:(1911)
703:, NZ
694:(1910)
684:(1909)
674:(1908)
666:(1907)
656:(1906)
648:(1905)
638:(1904)
628:(1903)
626:, NZ
617:(1902)
609:(1901)
725:, NZ
257:team
194:2013–
466:1st
463:2009
450:1st
432:1st
414:2008
395:1st
392:2007
386:2005
369:1st
366:2004
354:2003
339:2002
333:3rd
318:2001
175:2012
125:2001
110:Role
105:Road
57:Born
555:at
1620::
529:.
510:.
498:^
241:,
79:,
75:,
65:)
585:e
578:t
571:v
61:(
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