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1970 All Black tour – Arrival and first three tour matches
Here is session 3 in my series on the 1970 All Black in South Africa. On their way to South Africa the AB’s played two matches (apparently directly after each other, on the same day) in Perth against a...
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1970 All Blacks – From Upington to Windhoek
Here is session 4 of my series on New Zealand perspectives during the 1970 All Black tour The All Blacks were not at all reluctant to take leave from Kimberley, which they found quite boring. Even a...
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1970 All Blacks in the Transvaal
The All Blacks travelled form Windhoek to the Transvaal for three matches: firstly, against Eastern Transvaal in Springs; secondly, against Transvaal in Johannesburg; thirdly, against Western Transvaal...
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Greyling and Ellis; Pair made in heaven
After my tribute to Jan Ellis I thought I just have to write something about the man who was a big part of Jan’s success as a Springbok rugby player, Piet Greyling. Currie Cup-winning Transvaal captain...
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Reaction on the first test; AB against Boland and EP
The South African newspapers went ballistic in response to the 1st test victory. The AB team and NZ media followed the match reports in the English newspapers; as is to be to expected they were not...
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1970 All Black tour: reaction on the second test
English and Afrikaans newspapers’ reactions to the 2nd Test were slightly varied. English media’s primary response was to give NZ credit for a well deserved win, while the Afrikaans media accused the...
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SWD and WP against the 1970 All Blacks
On the recommendation that the AB should not miss the “magnificent scenery” of the Garden Route they cancelled their flights and travelled by bus to George for their next match against SWD. Here’s what...
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1970 All Blacks against South African Country districts, Natal and Southern...
East London was the AB’s next stop for a match against a South African rural XV. The Kiwi’s experienced the hotel owner smug, a bit of a stuck-up and full of self-importance. They found it very amusing...
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1970 All Blacks – last three tour matches
The last three tour games of the 1970 All Black tour were against North East Cape, Northern Transvaal and the Junior Springboks (Gazelle). The one against North East Cape had a cricket score but the...
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