By Kevin McCarthy It was fascinating but not very informative to have the last five days or so of dissection of the All Blacks thumping loss to the Wallabies in Bledisloe One. But now at least we have the team out for Bledisloe Two. Both wingers and one prop gone on
Day: August 15, 2019
60th anniversary of Wellington’s largest rugby crowd
Athletic Park full up on 15 August 1959. PHOTO: https://www.facebook.com/photosoldwellingtonregion/ They came in their droves. Wellington's largest rugby crowd, then and now, estimated on the day at 60,000 but revised down to 59,000, packed the old Athletic Park to watch the All Blacks defeat the touring British Isles 11-8 and go two nil