New Zealand rugby has been rocked by the sudden death of another former All Black

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More sad news coming out of New Zealand. Norman Berryman, who was capped for the All Blacks against South Africa in 1998, passed away suddenly after suffering a heart attack in Australia yesterday at the age of 42. Berryman was a dynamic centre who combined great size - he was just 5ft 11' but weighed 17 stone - with pace, in the manner of Mathieu Bastareaud. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yrSdVMVbhA Berryman was part of the Crusaders side that won three Super Rugby titles in-a-row between 1998-2000 and also had stints with Castres and Bourgoin in France. https://twitter.com/piriweepu/status/613251740574466048 https://twitter.com/nick10evans/status/613214730719772672 https://twitter.com/westernforce/status/613198451908567040 https://twitter.com/AllBlacks/status/613194349422211072 Berryman's sudden passing comes just a few weeks after legendary flanker Jerry Collins and his partner were killed in a road accident in France.

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