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Kirwan delivers under weight of expectation

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 16 John Kirwan in full flow against Fiji at RWC1987 May 27 1987
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It’s May 27, 1987 and New Zealand wing John Kirwan is steaming in for an All Blacks try in their World Cup game against Fiji in Christchurch. Athletic, handsome, muscular, very fast, predatory, unstoppable, Kirwan has the world at his feet. He was the nearest thing rugby had to a global superstar before Jonah. He made life and rugby look very s...

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