All Blacks - France (1979)

à remarquer que quand les all blacks sont en cercle, on ne voit que de cuisses de poulet blanches dans son effectif, vraiment rien à voir avec les all blacks d'aujourd'hui .....

Well said mate!

Really don't like the way we poach Pacific Islanders - vid Sivivatu getting an All Black jersey before he even got NZ residency. The ruie should be only NZ citizens should be All Blacks.

with the exception of sivivatu, can you name any other players who weren't New Zealand residents when they first wore the All Black jersey

Can you guarantee that Lauaki was a resident? how about Isitola Maka? Can you guarantee that all the All Blacks have been NZ citizens - ie carry a NZ passport which was my point. Irt is one thing to go and live there - but to represent NZ - you must be a citizen - otherwise lets call the All Blacks the Adidas South Pacific Invitation XV

gotta be honest if fijians were better we wouldnt beat fiji 91-0, if samoans were better we wouldnt beat them 101-14 and if tongans were better we wouldn't beat them 91-7. Lauaki was 8 whe he moved to new zealand nand didnt play rugby till he moved here

Didn't know that about Lauaki - so I concede that point - as long as they are NZ citizens thats ok with me.

i think they're all citizens except from Siv though he is now im sure

Actually a matter of Fact Sivivatu was an official NZ cit when he made his debut for the All Blacks

Henry Originally wanted him the previous year but he did'n't have residency (Hence why he played for the Pacific Islanders team of 04)

The IRB ruled that although he had boarded at Wesley college, he still didn't qualify for the All Blacks

Il etait beau ce sport à cette époque!!! A présent, je ne l'aime plus du tout. Ils jouent tous de la même façon; c'est du rentre-dedans permanent ou presque ! Les joueurs passent plus de temps dans les salles de muscu que sur les pelouses à s'entrainer...

Un 14 juillet en plus^^!