My Latest All Blacks Quiz
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<p>OK as no one was interested I will take it upon myself to bore you all rigid.</p>
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<p>I don't know why I know this but Kit Fawcett (he of the "gonna score more off the field than on" comment in 76) scored the last goal from a mark in world rugby for Waikato against Manawatu about a week before the law change.</p>
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<p>I know who scored the first 5 point try in tests and remember that the first 4 point try was also scored against the same opposition - but not by the AB's.</p>
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<p>Unless my memory is totally wrong though I reckon the AB that scored the first 5 pointer is reasonably well known. Dual code/dual international.</p>
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<p>I remember the opponents where we scored the last 4 pointer but who it was - no idea - we ran up a cricket score. Everyone scored. I was at the game but by the end of it I's had about 16 beers and lost track.</p> -
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<p>OK as no one was interested I will take it upon myself to bore you all rigid.</p>
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<p>I don't know why I know this but Kit Fawcett (he of the "gonna score more off the field than on" comment in 76) scored the last goal from a mark in world rugby for Waikato against Manawatu about a week before the law change.</p>
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<p>What year was this, Dogmeat? The last goal from a mark for the ABs was in 1963.</p>
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<p>I know who scored the first 5 point try in tests and remember that the first 4 point try was also scored against the same opposition - but not by the AB's.</p>
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<p>Unless my memory is totally wrong though I reckon the AB that scored the first 5 pointer is reasonably well known. Dual code/dual international.</p>
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<p>You are correct, both were scored against Aust.</p>
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Fawcett scored his in 1977. I remember reading about it at the time. Bearing in mind the personality of the guy he probably had a pop just because he knew the law was changing.<br><br>
Same with the first 5 pointer. I remember Quinn saying as it was scored something like and that's one for the history books and explaining the first 4 pointer was also scored against Oz.<br><br>
It wasn't Wilson though Milk.</p>
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<p>[spoiler] First 5 pointer was by Inga. First 4 pointer was Jean Claude Skrela [/spoiler]<br>
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<p>Bovidae,<br><br>
Fawcett scored his in 1977. I remember reading about it at the time. Bearing in mind the personality of the guy he probably had a pop just because he knew the law was changing.<br>
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<p>Before my Waikato viewing. I had a quick look at my copy of The Might Of Mooloo. Fawcett's goal from the mark was actually against Wairarapa Bush. Waikato's only points in a 7-3 loss. Nice trivia tidbit though, dogmeat.</p> -
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<p>I couldn't even remember him. Had to go and look him up at allblacks.com and then I recalled him. That site definitely says he scored the first 4 point try in test rugby but a bit more research shows that the Aussies conceded a 4 point try in their preceding test in Nov 1971.</p>
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<p>So obviously when all blacks say first in test rugby they mean by anyone that doesn't reek of garlic and smoke Gitanes.</p>
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<p>I think I've worked out who scored our last 3 pointer. Helped by boo fixing the point in time for me. </p>
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<p>I was at that game too if I'm right. I was spewing because if they'd had 4 point try's we'd have won the series although TBF we weren't even good emough to come second.</p>
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<p>I think I've worked out who scored our last 3 pointer. Helped by boo fixing the point in time for me. </p>
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<p>I was at that game too if I'm right. I was spewing because if they'd had 4 point try's we'd have won the series although TBF we weren't even good emough to come second.</p>
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<p>I think he played in Boo's guys position. Bovidae?</p>
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<p>Nope. The ABs that scored the first 3 pt try, the first and last 4 pt try and first 5 pt try all played in different positions. No more clues. :)</p>
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<p>I'll send the info to UHB and he can make up a quiz. </p> -
<p>Thanks to Bovidae for the info, it will find its way into a quiz in the next week or so.</p>
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<p>Too pissed to put anything together tonight I'm afraid.</p> -
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Boo,<br><br>
I couldn't even remember him. Had to go and look him up at allblacks.com and then I recalled him. That site definitely says he scored the first 4 point try in test rugby but a bit more research shows that the Aussies conceded a 4 point try in their preceding test in Nov 1971.<br><br>
So obviously when all blacks say first in test rugby they mean by anyone that doesn't reek of garlic and smoke Gitanes.<br><br>
However you are quite right he did score first 4 pointer for a team that really knows how to play rugby</p></blockquote>
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I did say for the ABs.
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<p>1991 World Cup squad quiz is now up.</p>
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21 of 27 missed some obvious ones.<br><br>
You have a halfback in amongst the forwards (I did get him though) -
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<p>I missed one forward and one back, they were two I should have got due to their notoriety.</p>
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<p>There is a hooker missing from the squad - guy from Harbour.</p>
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<p>Took the info from Wikipedia. Think I might have a look at it as source data not so reliable it seems</p>
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I missed one forward and one back, they were two I should have got due to their notoriety.<br><br>
There is a hooker missing from the squad - guy from Harbour.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Took the info from Wikipedia. Think I might have a look at it as source data not so reliable it seems</p>
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<p>The squad on Wiki looks to be based on who actually played games at the 1991 RWC not who was selected for the AB squad. Your best source of info will be either a Rugby Almanack or The Encyclopedia of NZ Rugby. My copy of the latter only has the 1987-2003 squads. Happy to scan and send to you if that helps.</p>
