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Low key NZ Baa-baas tour paved the way for ‘87 All Blacks success

Unearthing a gem: All Blacks flanker Michael Jones starred on the NZ Barbarians tour

THE most predictable thing about the inaugural World Cup is that New Zealand, having pressed so hard for the tournament, would get their act together and win convincingly – although six months out they weren’t looking so clever.
The year 1986 had been a horror story for the Kiwis. They lost a home series in the summer to Australia and were beaten up by France in a notoriously dirty Test in Nantes that autumn. Meanwhile the unofficial New Zealand Cavaliers, containing the pick of the current A...

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