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Originally Posted by crwilli
May he rest in peace.
Thanks for sharing your great memory of him.
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Many thanks for that.
Another article worth reading:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...cks-great?rm=a
In New Zealand, the All Blacks are the pinnacle of sport & society, as a kid growing up, I watched Test Matches in which Andy Haden & Frank Oliver (also sadly passed away), the All Black Locks, were tough men & superheroes to us kids. To then get to play a game against them was just incredible. This type of thing happened prior to the game going professional- I played with & against many All Blacks, & I was just an also-ran - nothing more.
With Rugby now professional, players of my (non) ability don't get the chance to play with & against All Blacks anymore- as they rarely play club rugby- and the game is poorer for it.