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Memories of All Black legend going under the hammer

IN the bad old days when too many referees turned a blind eye to all manner of mayhem, Kevin Skinner built a fearsome reputation for dispensing Old Testament justice on behalf of the All Blacks. He did it so effectively against South Africa 70 years ago that New Zealand out-pointed the Springboks in a home series for the first time.
A prop widely admired in Silver Fern country as an all-time great, Skinner, below, doubled up as an amateur heavyweight boxing champion. The power of his punch proved as decisive as his scrummaging when the All Blacks recalled him halfway through the four-...

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