Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | Rugby: Tri-Nations Series Heroes, Villains And Magic Moments

Captain Courageous, his slimline teammate – and the odd incendiary comment. It had it all.

Best player Richie McCaw: No prizes for guessing this one. The next four in line would have been All Blacks as well, with Kieran Read, Brad Thorn and Keven Mealamu outstanding.

Wallaby David Pocock was the closest foreigner, though he blotted his copybook with an ordinary night in Sydney.

Surprise package Piri Weepu: Looking like something out of a Jenny Craig commercial, Weepu wasn’t just thinner, he looked a different player. Snappy and direct, he also hoofed over kicks when required.

Kick of the series Kurtley Beale: Time up, penalty near the sideline on the halfway line. The Boks are up by one. Beale, not the first-choice kicker, steps up in front of a baying bunch of Bloemfonteiners. Nailed it. Wallabies win by two. Weepu’s effort when taking over from Daniel Carter against the Boks in Wellington wasn’t bad, but there was not so much riding on it.

Quote of the series “Graham Henry is a good coach, but he’s like me, he has a big mouth.” Peter de Villiers proves remarkably prescient in the lead-up to the opening test. By the end of the tournament it was obvious that A) Henry was a good coach and, B) de Villiers had an extremely large mouth.

Biggest disappointment Pierre Spies: The man is a lion, as long as the opposition are baby gnu, abandoned by their mothers on the Serengeti.

Make it an even fight, and Spies doesn’t want to know. Matt Giteau and his errant boot comes in a close second.

Best newcomer Francois Hougaard: Ricky Januarie and Ruan Pienaar have tried and failed to convince South Africans the world keeps turning while Fourie du Preez is injured.

In Hougaard, they appeared to find their saviour. he could be a pest for years to come, just where they play him when du Preez comes back is another matter. Props to Israel Dagg and Ben McCalman as well.

Best tackle Cory Jane: His try-saver on Lachie Turner in Sydney was, as it panned out, pivotal. Hougaard’s effort on Adam Ashley-Cooper in Pretoria deserves a mention. Jerome Kaino made a few bone-crunchers. But fans shouldn’t expect to see spectacular hits in rugby anymore: the refs blow up anything that looks like it might hurt.

Biggest gaffe John Smit: It’s your 100th test, the kids have been on the field with you, you’ve given your guts and then some, and somehow your team has kept the favoured All Blacks to a draw. Well almost. Away goes Ma’a Nonu, through a tired and tepid tackle from the Boks proud skipper, Israel Dagg scores and it’s heartbreak on the highveld.

Longest face Rocky Elsom: Nobody does the morose post-match interview after a loss like Australian skipper Rocky Elsom. The Australian strappers would be advised to remove all pairs of scissors from the changing sheds.

Biggest clown Bakkies Botha: Remember him? Even Smit couldn’t explain the actions of his grafting lock after he planted a headbutt into the back of Jimmy Cowan’s head during the opening test at Auckland.

Daniel Carter | Clery Act Marks 20 Years In Campus Security

After Holy Week, the Clerys brought Jeanne back to school. They said goodbye, not knowing it would be the last time they would ever see her.

Jeanne was raped and murdered on campus by a Lehigh student the Saturday after her return. Many of us have heard about her tragedy and seen the pavilion in Lower Centennials dedicated to her, but do we understand what her death means?

It means because of Jeanne, most colleges in the U.S. are better prepared for the reality of on-campus crimes. It is because of her unexpected death that we can now expect from our administrators a safer campus.

This wasn’t always the case. The truth is that an innocent 19-year-old who dreamed of becoming a professional tennis player fell victim to the myth that college campuses were not prone to crime, Mrs. Clery said. However, she added, “Jeanne’s life was not in vain.”

Mrs. Clery and her husband made sure of that 20 years ago through the Jeanne Clery Act and by founding the non-profit Security On Campus Inc. in 1987.

More than 30 crimes were reported on campus before Jeanne’s death, according to vice provost of Student Affairs John Smeaton and Chief of Lehigh Police Edward Shupp. Lehigh, they said, began publicly reporting crime statistics in 1982 through the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System.

Nonetheless, most universities weren’t reporting them because events such as student Charles Whitman’s shooting rampage at the University of Texas – which happened exactly 20 years before – were not common, Smeaton said.

Ironically, Jeanne had picked Lehigh because her other option, Tulane University, had been tainted by the murder of one of its female students. Horrified, Mrs. Clery said she and her husband opted for something closer to home.

They picked Lehigh, yet their realm of control ended there. They couldn’t predict that students who resided in Stoughton would prop open a door with a broomstick and a coke can while student Josoph Henry, as evidenced by older issues of The Brown and White, was inebriated and on the prowl after having lost by one vote the presidency of the Black Student Union.

“It was one of the worst things I’ve seen in my life,” said Shupp, who was a sergeant back then.

The Clerys, upon Henry’s conviction a year after the murder, sued Lehigh for $25 million and began to send questionnaires to more than 2,000 students, parents and high school guidance counselors in order to assess campus security.

Lehigh settled the lawsuit by agreeing to implement a pilot program of giving students access to residence halls through cards, and Lehigh police have since then issued the brochure, “Playing it Safe.”

The Clerys viewed their loss as an opportunity.

“Almost every person in their family has someone in college,” Mrs. Clery said. Her husband, who passed away in 2008, said in an interview with The Brown and White in 1987, “We’re trying to make something good come out of Jeannie’s brutal death.”

On May 26, 1988 the Pennsylvania College and University Security Information Act passed the first “Clery Bill.” But it would take time for other states to pass similar laws.

“I wouldn’t live through 50 state laws,” Mrs. Clery said, prompting her to go straight to Washington, D.C. On Nov. 8, 1990, the Federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act was passed, renamed the Jeanne Clery Act in 1998.

The federal law transformed security on campuses. The Department of Education enforced schools annually to release statistics on crime by linking it to schools’ participation in federal financial aid programs, said Daniel Carter, director of Public Policy for Security on Campus.

Carter’s job is to advocate for public policy changes and victims’ rights as well as train police officers and administrators in how to better comply with the act.

“I’m not only making sure the laws are in place, but that they work,” he said.

Perhaps one of the most pronounced contributions, he said, is the growth of the campus policing profession. “It shows that campuses are getting a high-level of protection.”

Other outcomes were requiring colleges to give victims of campus sexual assault basic rights and assistance notifying the police, as well as obligating schools to disclose information on registered sex offenders enrolled or employed at the colleges.

“I feel Howard and I were privileged to do something so magnificent for humanity,” Mrs. Clery said. “She’s still saving a lot of lives.”

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | Rugby: Tri-Nations Series Heroes, Villains And Magic Moments

Captain Courageous, his slimline teammate – and the odd incendiary comment. It had it all.

Best player Richie McCaw: No prizes for guessing this one. The next four in line would have been All Blacks as well, with Kieran Read, Brad Thorn and Keven Mealamu outstanding.

Wallaby David Pocock was the closest foreigner, though he blotted his copybook with an ordinary night in Sydney.

Surprise package Piri Weepu: Looking like something out of a Jenny Craig commercial, Weepu wasn’t just thinner, he looked a different player. Snappy and direct, he also hoofed over kicks when required.

Kick of the series Kurtley Beale: Time up, penalty near the sideline on the halfway line. The Boks are up by one. Beale, not the first-choice kicker, steps up in front of a baying bunch of Bloemfonteiners. Nailed it. Wallabies win by two. Weepu’s effort when taking over from Daniel Carter against the Boks in Wellington wasn’t bad, but there was not so much riding on it.

Quote of the series “Graham Henry is a good coach, but he’s like me, he has a big mouth.” Peter de Villiers proves remarkably prescient in the lead-up to the opening test. By the end of the tournament it was obvious that A) Henry was a good coach and, B) de Villiers had an extremely large mouth.

Biggest disappointment Pierre Spies: The man is a lion, as long as the opposition are baby gnu, abandoned by their mothers on the Serengeti.

Make it an even fight, and Spies doesn’t want to know. Matt Giteau and his errant boot comes in a close second.

Best newcomer Francois Hougaard: Ricky Januarie and Ruan Pienaar have tried and failed to convince South Africans the world keeps turning while Fourie du Preez is injured.

In Hougaard, they appeared to find their saviour. he could be a pest for years to come, just where they play him when du Preez comes back is another matter. Props to Israel Dagg and Ben McCalman as well.

Best tackle Cory Jane: His try-saver on Lachie Turner in Sydney was, as it panned out, pivotal. Hougaard’s effort on Adam Ashley-Cooper in Pretoria deserves a mention. Jerome Kaino made a few bone-crunchers. But fans shouldn’t expect to see spectacular hits in rugby anymore: the refs blow up anything that looks like it might hurt.

Biggest gaffe John Smit: It’s your 100th test, the kids have been on the field with you, you’ve given your guts and then some, and somehow your team has kept the favoured All Blacks to a draw. Well almost. Away goes Ma’a Nonu, through a tired and tepid tackle from the Boks proud skipper, Israel Dagg scores and it’s heartbreak on the highveld.

Longest face Rocky Elsom: Nobody does the morose post-match interview after a loss like Australian skipper Rocky Elsom. The Australian strappers would be advised to remove all pairs of scissors from the changing sheds.

Biggest clown Bakkies Botha: Remember him? Even Smit couldn’t explain the actions of his grafting lock after he planted a headbutt into the back of Jimmy Cowan’s head during the opening test at Auckland.

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | Cruden To Fill Carter’s Big Shoes

Posted September 1, 2010 11:00:00

Promising star Aaron Cruden will start at fly half in place of the the injured Daniel Carter for New Zealand’s final Tri-Nations match against Australia in Sydney on September 11.

Carter had ankle surgery after the All Blacks beat South Africa 29-22 in Soweto on August 21 to clinch their fifth Tri-Nations title in six years with a game to spare.

He is not expected to return until New Zealand’s end of season tour to Hong Kong and Europe.

Cruden, Carter’s international shadow this season, will make his first Test start after five appearances off the bench.

The 21-year-old currently plays for the Hurricanes in the Super 14.

Utility back Colin Slade has been called into the squad to replace Carter.

Slade, who fought off the challenge of Stephen Brett for the Canterbury fly half role while Carter was on international duty, is to move to the Highlanders next season to get more playing time in the position.

The All Blacks have won 14 successive Tests and are seeking their 10th consecutive victory over the Wallabies.

Forwards: John Afoa, Anthony Boric, Tom Donnelly, Corey Flynn, Ben Franks, Owen Franks, Jerome Kaino, Richie McCaw, Keven Mealamu, Kieran Read, Brad Thorn, Victor Vito, Samuel Whitelock, Tony Woodcock.

Backs: Jimmy Cowan, Aaron Cruden, Israel Dagg, Cory Jane, Mils Muliaina, Ma’a Nonu, Rene Ranger, Josevata Rokocoko, Colin Slade, Conrad Smith, Benson Stanley, Piri Weepu.

Tags: sport , rugby-union , australia , new-zealand

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | McCaw’s 52nd Test As Captain Has Records At Stake

Welcome milestones, unwanted records, a World Cup countdown and a devastating earthquake ensure the Tri-Nations rugby test between the All Blacks and Wallabies here tomorrow night is not a mundane rugby exercise.

Instead they are driven on several fronts. There is potential to become the first team to compete the Tri-Nations unbeaten since it increased to six matches per side in 2006 and extend their winning current winning sequence to 15, three short of little Lithuania’s world record.

Another victory in Sydney — the last venue they lost to Robbie Deans’ Wallabies in 2008 — will also condemn Australia to their worst trans-Tasman losing streak since 1936-47, 10 games and counting.

Throw in the usual fear of failure — accentuated by a desire to please their struggling compatriots in Canterbury, post last weekend’s earthquake — plus a realisation the World Cup is less than a year away from starting and the pressure on the All Blacks is as acute as ever.

Richie McCaw, who collects another accolade when he overtakes Sean Fitzpatrick’s record of 51 tests as All Blacks captain tomorrow, acknowledged all those distractions as they squad completed their preparations.

“It’s always there,” he said of the spectre of the World Cup, the only tournament that seemingly matters to New Zealand fans.

“In the back of your mind the goal is to be ready to play in 12 months time at your peak, that’s what we’re working towards.”

The planning continues tomorrow (2200 start time NZT) when the All Blacks contemplate life temporarily without the injured Daniel Carter and discover if Aaron Cruden might be the long-term back-up plan if, heaven forbid, the world’s premier first five-eighth is crocked 12 months from now.

The versatile Victor Vito earns his first start against the Wallabies as the coaching trio assess his merits as a future Chris Masoe, their utility loose forward in France four years ago, while Israel Dagg follows Cory Jane’s career path from a specialist fullback to a run-on wing.

While the All Blacks have made five changes to the side who regained the Tri-Nations crown against South Africa in Soweto last month, Deans has understandably kept faith in the line-up that broke a 47-year hoodoo on the South African high veld in Bloemfontein last weekend, although not before giving the coach palpitations as they bombed a 31-6 lead.

The Wallabies eventually won 41-39 although history suggests it is not a good omen. Under Deans, Australia have a woeful record of racking up victories, with five in a row in 2008 representing a low benchmark.

Asked whether the squad had renewed belief after their heroics in Bloemfontein, Deans was guarded, aware his side had conceded 83 points in two tests against a Springboks side on the slide.

“I hope so, but we have to add some substance to it,” he said.

“We’ve shown that promise previously. When you get up in games that are tenuous it does add to your core. The key now is to turn it into a habit.”

Deans at least has the security of knowing his playmaker Quade Cooper has committed to the jersey until the end of the World Cup, a pleasing development today after the Tokoroa-born Queenslander’s flirtation with the National Rugby League (NRL).

The match-up between Cooper, who plays his first Bledisloe Cup test after missing the matches in Melbourne and Christchurch through suspension, and the diminutive Cruden is an obvious focal point given their enterprising attack is offset by dubious defence.

It is no secret both sides will target their opposing first five-eighth’s defensive channel although McCaw warned the All Blacks could not overplay their hand.

“If you get hell bent on attacking one area it’s pretty easy for the opposition to shore that up and you forget about other areas,” he said.

“You’ve got to have your balance dead right. If you do that then sometimes you can isolate guys that are not so good on defence.”

Date: Saturday, September 11Venue: ANZ Stadium, SydneyKick-off: 20.00 AESTWeather: 15 °C. Clear. Almost windlessReferee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Christie du Preez (South Africa)Television match officials: Matt Goddard (Australia)

WALLABIES (Super rugby club in brackets): 15. Kurtley Beale (NSW Waratahs), 14. James O’Connor (Western Force), 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Brumbies)12. Matt Giteau (Brumbies), 11. Lachie Turner (NSW Waratahs), 10. Quade Cooper (Queensland Reds), 9. Will Genia (Queensland Reds), 8. Ben McCalman (Western Force), 7. David Pocock (Western Force), 6. Rocky Elsom (Brumbies, captain), 5. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force), 4. Mark Chisholm (Brumbies), 3. Salesi Ma’afu (Brumbies), 2. Stephen Moore (Brumbies),1. Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs)

Run on reserves: 16. Huia Edmonds (Brumbies), 17. James Slipper (Queensland Reds) 18. Dean Mumm (NSW Waratahs), 19. Richard Brown (Western Force), 20. Luke Burgess (NSW Waratahs), 21. Berrick Barnes (NSW Waratahs), 22. Anthony Fainga’a (Queensland Reds)

ALL BLACKS (Number of Test caps in brackets): 1. Tony Woodcock (68), 2. Keven Mealamu (79), 3. Owen Franks (16), 4. Brad Thorn (45), 5. Tom Donnelly (12), 6. Victor Vito (5), 7. Richie McCaw – captain (88), 8. Kieran Read (23), 9. Piri Weepu (43), 10. Aaron Cruden (5), 11. Israel Dagg (5), 12. Ma’a Nonu (51), 13. Conrad Smith (40), 14. Cory Jane (20), 15. Mils Muliaina (88)

Reserves: 16. Corey Flynn (11), 17. John Afoa (24), 18. Anthony Boric (15), 19. Jerome Kaino (32), 20. Jimmy Cowan (40), 21. Colin Slade*, 22. Rene Ranger (2)

(* Denotes first Test match)

Factbox on Australia’s worst Bledisloe Cup rugby losing streaks against the All Blacks ahead of tomorrow’s test here at ANZ Stadium:-9 – 1936-1947

11-6 at Wellington, 193638-13 at Dunedin, 193624-9 at Sydney, 193820-14 at Brisbane, 193814-6 at Sydney, 193831-8 at Dunedin, 194614-10 at Auckland, 194613-5 at Brisbane, 194727-14 at Brisbane, 1947

9 – 2008-10

39-10 at Auckland, 200828-24 at Brisbane, 200819-14 at Hong Kong, 200822-16 at Auckland, 200919-18 at Sydney, 200933-6 at Wellington, 200932-19 at Tokyo, 200949-28 at Melbourne, 201020-10 at Christchurch, 2010

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | Grand Valley, Davenport Rated Among Safest Campuses, But Security Expert Warns …

But a national campus safety expert said students and their families should always look deeper than a ranking to get a true measure, taking into account staffing and other protections in place for students.

The Daily Beast website released a ranking of the 50 safest and 50 most dangerous college campuses , and the two West Michigan schools represented the state on the safe list.

The University of Michigan appeared on the list of dangerous campuses, landing at No. 23.

The site looked at crime statistics for the last three calendar years, tabulating murders, negligent homicides, forcible rapes, nonforcible rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, car thefts and arsons. The information was compiled by the U.S. Education Department in conjunction with the Jeanne Clery Act, a law requiring schools that receive federal funding to disclose crime information.

The Daily Beast only ranked colleges with residential facilities, and at least 6,000 students.

The criminal incidents were weighted “based on a subjective judgment of violence, asserting that an incident of murder represents a higher level of intrinsic threat to public safety than a robbery. Burglary carried the lowest value, with car theft weighed twice as much, assault or robbery six times, arson 10 times, negligent manslaughter 20 times and murder 40 times. All totals were then divided by the number of enrolled students, so that mid-size and large campuses could be accurately compared.”

Grand Valley, which was ranked No. 3 a year ago, came in as the sixth-safest campus. Statistics showed 10 forcible rapes, 18 burglaries, four car thefts and one robbery.

“While we’re certainly pleased to be ranked sixth in the nation, I think our goal is to be the safest,” spokeswoman Mary Eilleen Lyon said.

She said GVSU has a police force at its Allendale Township campus, and a security team for its downtown Grand Rapids site. Crime statistics for all GVSU campuses are posted on the university’s website.

Davenport, which has a campus in rural Caledonia Township, was ranked No. 17, with 24 burglaries, three forcible rapes, two car thefts and one aggravated assault.

Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee was the safest campus. Tufts, in Boston, was rated as the most dangerous, followed by University of Maryland-Baltimore, Harvard University, Rutgers University-Newark, and the University of Hartford.

But leaders of a national college safety advocacy group said parents should look beyond numbers on a website.

“When it comes to rankings, we look at statistics as a starting point rather than a horse race,” said Daniel Carter, public policy director for Security on Campus .

Carter said the statistics are self-reported, but during the last five years there have been “significant improvements” in enforcement and accuracy of the reporting. He recommends students look closely at how they would be protected, and what is available to them in an emergency.

“Students and parents need to know that no campus is immune to crime, and they should always take precautions,” he said.

E-mail Dave Murray: dmurray@grpress.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ReporterDMurray

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | McCaw’s 52nd Test As Captain Has Records At Stake

Welcome milestones, unwanted records, a World Cup countdown and a devastating earthquake ensure the Tri-Nations rugby test between the All Blacks and Wallabies here tomorrow night is not a mundane rugby exercise.

Instead they are driven on several fronts. There is potential to become the first team to compete the Tri-Nations unbeaten since it increased to six matches per side in 2006 and extend their winning current winning sequence to 15, three short of little Lithuania’s world record.

Another victory in Sydney — the last venue they lost to Robbie Deans’ Wallabies in 2008 — will also condemn Australia to their worst trans-Tasman losing streak since 1936-47, 10 games and counting.

Throw in the usual fear of failure — accentuated by a desire to please their struggling compatriots in Canterbury, post last weekend’s earthquake — plus a realisation the World Cup is less than a year away from starting and the pressure on the All Blacks is as acute as ever.

Richie McCaw, who collects another accolade when he overtakes Sean Fitzpatrick’s record of 51 tests as All Blacks captain tomorrow, acknowledged all those distractions as they squad completed their preparations.

“It’s always there,” he said of the spectre of the World Cup, the only tournament that seemingly matters to New Zealand fans.

“In the back of your mind the goal is to be ready to play in 12 months time at your peak, that’s what we’re working towards.”

The planning continues tomorrow (2200 start time NZT) when the All Blacks contemplate life temporarily without the injured Daniel Carter and discover if Aaron Cruden might be the long-term back-up plan if, heaven forbid, the world’s premier first five-eighth is crocked 12 months from now.

The versatile Victor Vito earns his first start against the Wallabies as the coaching trio assess his merits as a future Chris Masoe, their utility loose forward in France four years ago, while Israel Dagg follows Cory Jane’s career path from a specialist fullback to a run-on wing.

While the All Blacks have made five changes to the side who regained the Tri-Nations crown against South Africa in Soweto last month, Deans has understandably kept faith in the line-up that broke a 47-year hoodoo on the South African high veld in Bloemfontein last weekend, although not before giving the coach palpitations as they bombed a 31-6 lead.

The Wallabies eventually won 41-39 although history suggests it is not a good omen. Under Deans, Australia have a woeful record of racking up victories, with five in a row in 2008 representing a low benchmark.

Asked whether the squad had renewed belief after their heroics in Bloemfontein, Deans was guarded, aware his side had conceded 83 points in two tests against a Springboks side on the slide.

“I hope so, but we have to add some substance to it,” he said.

“We’ve shown that promise previously. When you get up in games that are tenuous it does add to your core. The key now is to turn it into a habit.”

Deans at least has the security of knowing his playmaker Quade Cooper has committed to the jersey until the end of the World Cup, a pleasing development today after the Tokoroa-born Queenslander’s flirtation with the National Rugby League (NRL).

The match-up between Cooper, who plays his first Bledisloe Cup test after missing the matches in Melbourne and Christchurch through suspension, and the diminutive Cruden is an obvious focal point given their enterprising attack is offset by dubious defence.

It is no secret both sides will target their opposing first five-eighth’s defensive channel although McCaw warned the All Blacks could not overplay their hand.

“If you get hell bent on attacking one area it’s pretty easy for the opposition to shore that up and you forget about other areas,” he said.

“You’ve got to have your balance dead right. If you do that then sometimes you can isolate guys that are not so good on defence.”

Date: Saturday, September 11Venue: ANZ Stadium, SydneyKick-off: 20.00 AESTWeather: 15 °C. Clear. Almost windlessReferee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Christie du Preez (South Africa)Television match officials: Matt Goddard (Australia)

WALLABIES (Super rugby club in brackets): 15. Kurtley Beale (NSW Waratahs), 14. James O’Connor (Western Force), 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Brumbies)12. Matt Giteau (Brumbies), 11. Lachie Turner (NSW Waratahs), 10. Quade Cooper (Queensland Reds), 9. Will Genia (Queensland Reds), 8. Ben McCalman (Western Force), 7. David Pocock (Western Force), 6. Rocky Elsom (Brumbies, captain), 5. Nathan Sharpe (Western Force), 4. Mark Chisholm (Brumbies), 3. Salesi Ma’afu (Brumbies), 2. Stephen Moore (Brumbies),1. Benn Robinson (NSW Waratahs)

Run on reserves: 16. Huia Edmonds (Brumbies), 17. James Slipper (Queensland Reds) 18. Dean Mumm (NSW Waratahs), 19. Richard Brown (Western Force), 20. Luke Burgess (NSW Waratahs), 21. Berrick Barnes (NSW Waratahs), 22. Anthony Fainga’a (Queensland Reds)

ALL BLACKS (Number of Test caps in brackets): 1. Tony Woodcock (68), 2. Keven Mealamu (79), 3. Owen Franks (16), 4. Brad Thorn (45), 5. Tom Donnelly (12), 6. Victor Vito (5), 7. Richie McCaw – captain (88), 8. Kieran Read (23), 9. Piri Weepu (43), 10. Aaron Cruden (5), 11. Israel Dagg (5), 12. Ma’a Nonu (51), 13. Conrad Smith (40), 14. Cory Jane (20), 15. Mils Muliaina (88)

Reserves: 16. Corey Flynn (11), 17. John Afoa (24), 18. Anthony Boric (15), 19. Jerome Kaino (32), 20. Jimmy Cowan (40), 21. Colin Slade*, 22. Rene Ranger (2)

(* Denotes first Test match)

Factbox on Australia’s worst Bledisloe Cup rugby losing streaks against the All Blacks ahead of tomorrow’s test here at ANZ Stadium:-9 – 1936-1947

11-6 at Wellington, 193638-13 at Dunedin, 193624-9 at Sydney, 193820-14 at Brisbane, 193814-6 at Sydney, 193831-8 at Dunedin, 194614-10 at Auckland, 194613-5 at Brisbane, 194727-14 at Brisbane, 1947

9 – 2008-10

39-10 at Auckland, 200828-24 at Brisbane, 200819-14 at Hong Kong, 200822-16 at Auckland, 200919-18 at Sydney, 200933-6 at Wellington, 200932-19 at Tokyo, 200949-28 at Melbourne, 201020-10 at Christchurch, 2010

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | All Blacks: Cruden’s Biggest Test Arrives

It is time to tinker, a chance to test some of the next echelon of All Blacks but no occasion to ruin an unblemished season record.

That balancing act faces the All Blacks in Sydney tonight as they seek to melt their Wallaby hosts in the last act of the Tri-Nations.

While the trophy is confirmed All Black property, tonight’s result is open-ended as the Wallabies come off a rare win in South Africa and the visitors shuffle their playing roster.

How that affects the All Blacks rhythm is one of the intrigues about this test as new men get their turn to state their credentials for the end of year touring party and beyond.

A few reserves like Anthony Boric and John Afoa may be borderline picks for those trips and extended chances from the pine tonight may settle those decisions.

In the spotlight, front and centre will be young five-eighths Aaron Cruden.

He looks a player of immense talent, the selectors believe he has the temperament and class to make it and this is his showcase time.

The pressure and expectation is enormous. It will be difficult to put away comparisons with the injured Daniel Carter but test rugby is a brutal sporting inquisition.

If teams or individuals are out of sync, underdone, over the hill or tactically troubled, the outcomes can be messy.

This is the zenith of rugby. Participants can expect to be judged far more intently.

So Cruden, Victor Vito and Israel Dagg step from their backup places into the football frontline while Piri Weepu and Owen Franks come off spells into the playing XV.

The All Black staff have given little away about their strategies, insisting the replacements will fit into a pattern the side has developed this season.

That may be so but Cruden will bring a different style to the game and invariably the shape of the All Blacks. His instincts are to attack. He likes to challenge the line himself from phase play, he will keep the inside defenders even more aware.

That in turn will open up different chances out wide where Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu have to direct their young teammate.

However the All Blacks have shown a reluctance to kick away possession this season and it may be a low-percentage play without someone of the technical clout of Carter.

In their solitary excursion to Australia last year, the All Blacks began their 14-test unbeaten streak and continued their hold against the Wallabies with a solitary point, 19-18, victory.

It was a struggle, Carter was back for his first test after injury and there was a lack of rhythm about the All Blacks.

They have welded more authority to a convincing pattern this year, they have looked sharp and fit and should soak up the roster changes.

Franks continues to get huge raps from those in charge of the scrum, he leads from tighthead and is also an immense defender around the track.

His colleagues have also been strong in that area, getting off the deck quickly to reform their line. Tonight they will be urging each other on, for one last effort, before they take their leave under the collective agreement.

Quade Cooper could be the rogue problem, a running five eighths with mesmeric offloads who makes his Bledisloe Cup baptism after signing a revamped contract yesterday to take him to next year’s World Cup.

Cue the scrum, captain Richie McCaw and his marauding loosies to squeeze the quality and time in possession for the Wallabies.

If they can get points early, they should get into the Wallabies psyche to make them feel every minute of this match after the longhaul back from South Africa.

Ten straight sounds far better than “take that mate”.

Daniel Carter | Cruden To Fill Carter’s Big Shoes

Posted September 1, 2010 11:00:00

Promising star Aaron Cruden will start at fly half in place of the the injured Daniel Carter for New Zealand’s final Tri-Nations match against Australia in Sydney on September 11.

Carter had ankle surgery after the All Blacks beat South Africa 29-22 in Soweto on August 21 to clinch their fifth Tri-Nations title in six years with a game to spare.

He is not expected to return until New Zealand’s end of season tour to Hong Kong and Europe.

Cruden, Carter’s international shadow this season, will make his first Test start after five appearances off the bench.

The 21-year-old currently plays for the Hurricanes in the Super 14.

Utility back Colin Slade has been called into the squad to replace Carter.

Slade, who fought off the challenge of Stephen Brett for the Canterbury fly half role while Carter was on international duty, is to move to the Highlanders next season to get more playing time in the position.

The All Blacks have won 14 successive Tests and are seeking their 10th consecutive victory over the Wallabies.

Forwards: John Afoa, Anthony Boric, Tom Donnelly, Corey Flynn, Ben Franks, Owen Franks, Jerome Kaino, Richie McCaw, Keven Mealamu, Kieran Read, Brad Thorn, Victor Vito, Samuel Whitelock, Tony Woodcock.

Backs: Jimmy Cowan, Aaron Cruden, Israel Dagg, Cory Jane, Mils Muliaina, Ma’a Nonu, Rene Ranger, Josevata Rokocoko, Colin Slade, Conrad Smith, Benson Stanley, Piri Weepu.

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Daniel Carter | Center’s Campus Assault Series Part Of Congressional Hearing Record

S. Daniel Carter, director of public policy for Security on Campus included the Center’s entire series as part of his written testimony. The year-long investigation found that sexual assault on college campuses is vastly underreported by victims as well as institutions, and that students found responsible receive little or no punishment.

Carter’s testimony pointed to the Center’s findings, as well as to a Department of Justice statistic that fewer than five percent of female undergraduates who have been victims of rape report it to the authorities.

Susan Carbon, director of the Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women , told the hearing about the pervasive underreporting of sexual assault cases throughout the country. Teen violence and college sexual assault, however, remains “one of the more serious problems we have,” she told the senators. Carbon said her office offers grants to combat dating violence, rape, and stalking on campus.