Historical footage, anyone?

[Rapido]

@Smudge said in Historical footage, anyone?:

@Rapido said in Historical footage, anyone?:

They were televised on TVNZ. I watched them.
First time I ever saw a ton, didn't really like it, still don't.
The 2 'tests' and the Presidents XV or whatever they were called were broadcast live (remember watching Paul Turner). Good viewing times on weekend evening.
Midweek matches were highlights.

Weren't official tests. Classified as All Black 'games'.

I've seen some of it on youtube since (I think?). Edit, maybe not.

I blame my parents for not letting me stay up to watch, but making me listen on my early-model alarm clock radio.

They were on at about 6pm.
It was quite a novel experience for a kid back then. TV sport not at 2:30pm on a Saturday or in the middle of the night.

These tour matches also bring back subconcious memories of sunshine to me. I'm not sure if this is because it was late spring in NZ and warm and watching rugby while it was warm and sunny outside, or if it was that the weather in Japan seemed very bright

[ACT Crusader]

@Rapido from the match report

“ Conditions - Weather fine, breezy, ground firm”

According to weather history on that day in Osaka it was lovely 81 degrees.