The passing of New Zealand Rugby icon and senior figure Sir Brian Lochore, has illustrated that a player’s career is more than just what they achieve on-the-field. So it is with the utmost respect that Last Word on Rugby pays tribute to one of the All Blacks greats. Losing his fight with cancer on August […] READ MORE
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#5 Lions Flashback: 1966 New Zealand v British Lions series
From 1966, in a time of the Beatles and swinging-sixties fashion, this group of rugby tourists set out on a journey downunder. A tour which began on May 28, and was completed on September 10 (not including travel). Some calculate that as 144 days away--intolerable today, but this Lions flashback takes us to a different time. READ MORE