IT TOOK one New Zealand family most of the 20th century to make Wales suffer for what they saw as a gross injustice over probably the most talked about try in All Black history.
According to folklore, Bob Deans swore on his death bed that he did score at Cardiff Arms Park during the pioneering tour of 1905, confirming claims that he had touched down before the Scottish referee, John Dallas, arrived at the scene.
The decision, denying Dave Gallaher’s ‘Originals’ an equalising try in a match they lost 3-0, has been a sore point with historians ever since. The chance for the ...