The mystery of Keith Murdoch, sent home early only to become a nomad

THE fate of Keith Murdoch has always captivated the rugby world but when he died in 2018 many questions were left unanswered.
Firstly a quick bio of the man involved. Murdoch, right, was no spring chicken at 29. Even though he had only played three Tests, he had ten years senior experience behind him with Otago, Hawkes Bay and Auckland and had made his New Zealand debut on their 1970 tour of South Africa. He ‘enjoyed’ a wild man reputation and off the pitch, was immensely strong with, famously, a 48 inch chest of which much mention was always made.
So what happened? Why...

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