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1971 legend John Taylor returns to NZ for The Rugby Paper

Aggression: John Taylor attacks the All Blacks in 1971

The flight out to New Zealand could not have been smoother – the Airbus A380 is a magnificent machine. A quick stop at Dubai and Sydney and in no time at all we were landing in Auckland. What a contrast to my first trip to New Zealand in 1969 with Wales.
There was, of course, no question of turning left as we boarded. Business class was strictly for the president and other notables, we were in cattle class and the way Mervyn Davies folded himself into the narrow seat w...

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