All Blacks documentary last night TnG.

Diamondmaker

Any one see this? It was fascinating absolutely brillinat.

The closing scene with Lomu about to shed a tear due to past glories and love for the game was touching.

Dan Carter comes from such humble family and it was extrordinary to see some of the other guys in such a different light.

Anyone else see it?

Watch out for it again as I thoguht it was excellent.
DM

adelcrowsmel

Yeah I saw most of it - it was similar enought to the one that was on TV3 there a few weeks back before the WC started. I suppose what really striked me when i saw it was the pride they take in wearing the AB jersey. I know of course anyone from any country is going to take pride in representing their country in an international sport - but these guys are just something else altogether - the way they talked about their pride in representing NZ and the fern. Was really good to see them away from the pitch too in home surroundings - Dan practicing the kicking with his dad and showing the holes in the doors was quiet funny!!!! I reckon if some other country had players to whom playing for their country meant soo much we might see alot more passion on the pitch!!!:;)

davyjose

Yeah, I saw it. Excellent program. Reminded me very much why I always liked the All Blacks, and while I hate to be motivated by a TV show, they'll have my support for the tournament.
The sport of Rugby really does owe a lot to them. They instil the game with a distinct element of excitement in a way that no other team does. And they've regularly set the benchmark as the team to beat in Rugby.

It was interesting to see how crap the haka used to be before the 80's (and I loved that they showed Ireland's famous reaction 20 years ago - they didn't show the lions' in '05 though )

siochain

Yeah I seen one on TV3 a few weeks ago all about the pride in the jersey.

They told a story about a AB sent home early from a tour of Wales in the 70’s for getting in a fight in night club, I think his name was macgyver. When the flight stopped over in OZ he never got back on the plane and has not been seen in NZ since. He couldn’t face the public humiliation after disgracing the jersey.

Snickers Man

siochain wrote:

They told a story about a AB sent home early from a tour of Wales in the 70’s for getting in a fight in night club, I think his name was macgyver. When the flight stopped over in OZ he never got back on the plane and has not been seen in NZ since. He couldn’t face the public humiliation after disgracing the jersey.

His name was Keith Murdoch. He was a prop, naturally and he got into a fight with a hotel security man in Birmingham, (I think). If memory serves the security man said that Murdoch "Called me an IRA bastard, but I'm not even Irish"

Murdoch was sent home and as you say, never returned to New Zealand but lives a reclusive life in the Australian outback somewhere.

He actually was in the news a few years ago, questioned about the murder of a young aborigine. But he was released.

All in all, not the guy whose pint you want to spill in the pub.

hk797

Snickers Man wrote:

His name was Keith Murdoch.

His profile is here.