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Moment in Time – Midlands Counties West prove All Blacks were no supermen

Neil Fissler talks to Nigel Horton and David Duckham about the Midland Counties West Side that beat the All Blacks 16-8 in December 1972

The All Blacks won very few friends after they arrived in the United Kingdom 50 years ago for a tour that is as notorious for events off the pitch as the defeats they suffered on it.
Described by a leading writer as “an unlovely bunch”, they were remembered for being arrogant and boorish and were known to swear at fans who dared ask for an autograph.
And to make matters worse, legendary prop Keith Murdoch – whose arrival was greeted by a newspaper cartoon ...

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