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Mulligan said there was no reason for the meeting to continue. The Vikings were then given the all-clear to continue as an NPC second division rugby team.
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Vikings were largely hindered in their second season after not only losing All Black legend Christian Cullen but also losing the then All Blacks Coach John Hart after Hart was advised he could not coach NPC, Super Rugby and All Black teams at the same time. Despite these disadvantages the Vikings
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December 1997 a special meeting of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Football Union was held to decide the future of the Central Vikings Rugby Union. Eight of the Hawke's Bay Union's 21 clubs called the meeting to seek agreement for Hawke's Bay to withdraw from the Vikings. A vote on a resolution calling for
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Manawatu rugby captain and All Black trialist Andrew McMaster returned from Ireland, where he had four years coaching the Monkstown club, to join the Central Vikings as the new Vikings assistant coach. The Central Vikings had a non-championship match against Southland on 1 August 1998.
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Zealand might receive a 6th Super Franchise in the SANZAR Super Rugby competition beginning 2016, the Hawke's Bay union announced its interest in forming this franchise together with Manawatu, effectively resurrecting the Central Vikings brand as a Super Rugby
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but even if they had won, they weren't allowed to progress into the 1st division. They finished 1st in 1998 when they beat Bay of Plenty. They were subsequently allowed to progress to the 1st division. The
Vikings however got into financial trouble and they split back to
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Manawatu rugby captain, Canterbury representative and All Black trialist, joined the Central Vikings as the Assistant coach after four years of coaching the Monkstown club in Ireland.
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Central Vikings finished 2nd in 1997 when they were beaten 63–10 by
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Vikings two. Southland 31 (P Taylor 2, P Alatini, B Leckner, P Miller tries; A Kimura 3 cons)
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1141:Overall Season standing: 1st
717:Overall Season standing: 2nd
68:Palmerston North Showgrounds
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219:in the team which included
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22:Central Vikings Rugby Union
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790:New Zealand Marist XV
240:for the 1999 season.
273:Fixtures and results
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110:Tom Deighton (26)
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1098:Semi final
722:1998 Season
672:Semi final
505:Nelson Bays
278:1997 Season
264:Controversy
234:Hawke's Bay
209:Hawke's Bay
197:Super Rugby
178:Hawke's Bay
170:rugby union
167:New Zealand
64:McLean Park
48:Hawke's Bay
1396:Categories
1378:References
1281:Mark Ranby
1253:, Taradale
1163:, Te Kawau
377:Wellington
221:Bull Allen
217:All Blacks
186:All Blacks
129:Most tries
116:Top scorer
92:Bull Allen
87:Captain(s)
18:Rugby team
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1257:Danny Lee
1199:, Kia Toa
1103:24-11-98
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757:Away team
747:Home team
689:Northland
677:25-10-97
642:19-10-97
610:11-10-97
578:03-10-97
558:Northland
546:26-09-97
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450:06-09-97
418:30-08-97
386:23-08-97
354:06-08-97
320:02-05-97
309:Away team
299:Home team
258:Sunwolves
229:Northland
142:League(s)
75:Coach(es)
59:Ground(s)
1372:Lion Red
1363:Sponsors
430:Wanganui
254:Jaguares
238:Manawatu
213:Manawatu
182:Manawatu
52:Manawatu
1341:Coaches
1232:, Oroua
1146:Players
203:History
36:Founded
1131:Final
707:Final
165:was a
44:Region
762:Score
752:Score
314:Score
304:Score
123:(382)
99:Most
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389:NPC
345:Fiji
294:Comp
289:Date
236:and
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180:and
153:1998
136:(16)
101:caps
39:1996
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357:PS
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323:PS
174:NPC
156:1st
147:NPC
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