Sidney Jared Going (born 30 April 1976) is a New Zealand former professional

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player.

Personal life

Going is the second eldest son of All Blacks halfback

Sid Going Sidney Milton Going (19 August 1943 – 17 May 2024) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests, for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977. He represented North Auckland dom ...

and comes from Maromaku.

Rugby career

A versatile Northland back, Going was a New Zealand representative in

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, winning four

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titles. Going made one appearance for the

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during the

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, replacing

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off the bench against the Bulls at Pretoria's Loftus Versfeld Stadium. In 2004, Going was a member of the New Zealand Maori team which competed at the 2004 Churchill Cup in Canada.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Going, Jared 1976 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby sevens players Māori All Blacks players Rugby union players from the Northland Region Rugby union fly-halves Northland rugby union players Blues (Super Rugby) players Going family