Monday Morsel Monday Morsel SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 8, 2021 0 13 When All Black Bill Gray broke a bootlace in 1956 against South Africa it was a spectator who ran onto the field to donate a lace and allow Gray to continue. Read more
Tribute to Andy Haden Tribute to Andy Haden SuperUser Account / Saturday, August 1, 2020 0 813 A tribute to All Black great Andy Haden who passed this week at the age of 69. He played 117 matches for the All Blacks over 13 seasons, and 41 tests between 1977 and 1985. On our Era-Adjusted Caps calculation he would have played 92.25 caps in the modern era. Of course, he was both smart and controversial - in 1983 when he wrote his autobiography 'Boots 'n All' he claimed that his occupation was a professional writer. By doing so he could avoid penalties from the rugby union for the receipt of the book royalties. Read more