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Bob Howitt, Dianne Haworth
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Pages: 220 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 1869505530
Pub: HarperCollins New Zealand
Pub date: 2005-06-10
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 475808
Reader Reviews:
Great book for a fan of rugby history (1/1 people found this helpful)
During my summer holidays, I've read this wonderful "1905 ORGINALS" and I strongly recommand all fans to read it with no delay... "The remarkable story of the team that went away as the Colonials and came back as the All Blacks" (as subtitle reads) comes as a diary of the tour where the journey (9 months between July 1905 and March 1906 !!), the life of the squad under the command of manager G.H. Dixon and all the 35 games (in England, Scotland, Ireland, France and the US !) are despicted and commented, richly illustrated with tons of original pictures, photos, press clips and exotic memorabilia... it renders all the passion around the tour and the all Blacks... can you just imagine crowds of 70,000 at Crystal Palace against England, or 50,000 at Arms Park against Wales and then 47.000 people 10 days later against Cardif, or 30,000 (including NZ Prime) in the wharf of Auckland on the day of their return home....
Frederic
www.rugby-pioneers.com
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