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43: The All Blacks Assessed (Pt 1)
2-3-2 scrum, and wing-forward, under pressure
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42: Nepia's resilience unsurpassed
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41: France, a taste of things to come
The French games at the end of the Invincibles' [they could now be called that] tour are forgotten in the drama of the great Test against England.
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40: The Brownlie Dismissal analysed
New Zealand's 17-11 victory over England ensured the unbeaten status of the team who became known as the 'Invincibles', but more impressive was the…
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39: England, the grand finale
Innovation, the cornerstone of much the All Blacks have achieved and continue to achieve in rugby, helped the 1924-25 side overcome the severe…
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Kerr leaps to No.1 world ranking
New Zealand's Olympic Games high jump champion Hamish Kerr has been ranked world No.1 in his discipline by the athletics bible Track and Field News in…
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38: The final Test, England prepares
England, unbeaten on Twickenham since losing to South Africa in 1913, loomed as the last chance to puncture the All Blacks' balloon on their tour.
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37: All Blacks - 'an almost perfect instrument'
A welcome pre-Christmas break before their last two games in England set the All Blacks up for their challenging tour conclusion, with the prospect of…
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36: Tabloids rear their heads ahead of England
Modern All Blacks visits to England have become predictable in the pre-tour media they generate; the haka should be done away with, the All Blacks have…
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