Shanklins suffer twice at hands of All Blacks

PETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

The Shanklin family from Pembrokeshire knows exactly what it takes to go the distance with the All Blacks and almost win a unanimous decision.
Father and son belong to the rarest of breeds, two of the pitifully few Welshmen to have gone close to beating New Zealand in a Test match since Clem Thomas’ cross-kick and Ken Jones’ swooping try did the trick shortly after the Queen’s coronation.
In compiling a losing run longer than any other at international level during the 68 years since, Wales have lost 31 out of 31, the majority by anything betwe...

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