Sir Michael Niko Jones (born 8 April 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby union flanker and coach, regarded as one of the finest open side flankers of his era. He was a member of the Auckland team that dominated New Zealand rugby in the late 1980s and 1990s and of the Blues side that won the first two Super 12 championships in 1996 and 1997. He played once for Western Samoa and 55 times for New Zealand, including the victory in the first Rugby World Cup in 1987. He was known for his Christian beliefs, which led him to decline to play on Sundays, and after retiring he coached Samoa from 2004 to 2007 and was knighted in 2017 for services to the Pacific community and youth.
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is a New Zealand former rugby union player and coach
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including winning the first Rugby World Cup in 1987
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He was named by Rugby World magazine as the third best All Black of the 20th century after Colin Meads and Sean Fitzpatrick.
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