New baby for Cory & Amie

Cory Jane. Photo / Getty Images

There's a great omen for the All Blacks' World Cup chances - Cory Jane and his wife are expecting another baby.

Aime is eight weeks' pregnant and will have the baby around April 2011, joining older children Tennyson, 10 months, and Cassius, 4.

All Black fullback Jane told said having a baby in a World Cup year could be a great boost to his form.

"Yeah, the years that the kids have come I have seemed to play well.

"With Cassius I didn't do too bad; when Tennyson came I had a pretty good year," he said.

"So hopefully all goes well when the next one comes and I have another really good year."

Aime said if it was a girl they wouldn't be letting on too early what they would name her - but a boy might be different.

"Well, Cory has come up with some crazy names from TV programmes. Cory wants to name him Sheldon off The Big Bang Theory.

"It's like when we had Cassius. He wanted his middle name to be George, after Eddie George his NFL idol. I said, 'No, can you imagine Cassius George Jane? George and Jane of the jungle."'

Aime said when she told Cory she was pregnant his reaction was: "Three? How are we ever going to get any sleep now."

The Jane brood will increase temporarily anyway when the couple look after a relative's child for about 10 weeks.