▁All ▁Black s ▁captain ), ▁V ance ▁Stewart ▁( first ▁Cr us aders ▁coach ), ▁Dick ▁T ay ler ▁( pres ident ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁club ), ▁Bob ▁Sch um acher ▁( former ▁Christ ch urch ▁Press ▁rugby ▁writer ) ▁and ▁Tony ▁Smith ▁( Christ ch urch ▁Press ▁rugby ▁writer ). ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁om issions ▁from ▁the ▁team ▁were ▁Dan ▁Carter , ▁Richard ▁Lo e , ▁and ▁Re uben ▁Thor ne . ▁Daniel ▁Carter ▁was ▁omitted ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁Andrew ▁Me hr t ens ▁and ▁A aron ▁Mau ger ▁who ▁occupied ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁five - e ighth ▁positions ▁respectively , ▁and ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁" the ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁de cade ". ▁Despite ▁being ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁Can ter bury ' s ▁best ▁ever ▁props , ▁Richard ▁Lo e ▁missed ▁out ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁un success ful ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁season . ▁The ▁former ▁All ▁Black ▁captain ▁Re uben ▁Thor ne ▁was ▁omitted ▁due ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁lock ▁and ▁blind side ▁fl ank er ▁positions . ▁The ▁most ▁unlikely ▁inclusion ▁was ▁for ▁Norm ▁Ber ry man ▁at ▁right ▁wing . ▁Ber ry man ▁was ▁picked ▁over ▁Mar ika ▁V un ib aka ▁and ▁Af ato ▁So ' o alo ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁cru cial ▁tries ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁seasons ▁that ▁helped ▁the ▁Cr us aders ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁semi -