Canada need to evoke the 1991 spirit of Vimy Ridge

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Enforcer: Norm Hadley

CANADA tackle New Zealand on Wednesday and whenever the Canuks meet the All Blacks, which isn’t very often, your mind goes back to the driving rain and mud of Lille in 1991 when they gave as good as they got for 80 minutes before losing their quarter-final 29-13.
And as they always remind folk they won the second half 11-10 It was undoubtedly the highwater mark for Canadian rugby, that brief moment in time when they unquestionably batted higher than the likes of Argentina –who they had beaten in the qualifying tournament – Italy and North America...

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