Favourite AB tests
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All Blacks v Lions at Athletic Park in 1983, the Trapper Test. Nine nil ahead with the 25 point wind behind us at half time but Trapper was sublime in the second half to get us home with no change to the score.
Still looking for highlight online......................... -
a personal favorite of mine ,
Nigel Owens later described it as the greatest game he has ever reffed@kiwiinmelb I was lucky enough to be at that game, I have to give it to our South African friends, they can really do a great rugby atmosphere. Incredible game to watch
Fly overs at Ellis park should not happen again though ha ha
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Surprised nobody has mentioned the 1996 Athletic Park test v Australia in the rain. So good.
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My 20 favourite All Blacks tests that I've seen. All really special performances or matches:
1987 Vs Wales, RWC Semi Ballymore, 49-6
1993 Vs The Lions, 3td Test Eden Park, 30-13
1994 Vs Australia, Sydney 16-20. Lost but what a game!
1995 Vs England, RWC Semi Newlands, 45-29
1996 Vs Australia, Athletic Park, 43-6
1996 Vs South Africa 2nd Test, Loftus Versfeld, 33-26
2000 Vs Australia, Stadium Australia, Sydney, 39-35
2003 Vs South Africa, Loftus Versfeld, 52-16
2004 Vs France, Paris, 45-6
2005 Vs Lions 2nd Test, Cake Tin, 48-18
2005 Vs Wales, Cardiff, 41-3
2010 Vs South Africa, Soccer City, Soweto, 29-22
2011 Vs Australia, RWC Semi, Eden Park, 20-6
2013 Vs Ireland, Dublin (What a comeback)
2015 Vs France, RWC Quarter Final Cardiff, 62-13
2015 Vs Australia, RWC Final Twickenham, 34-17
2016 Vs Australia, Sydney, 42-8
2017 Vs Lions 1st Test, Auckland, 30-15
2017 Vs South Africa, Albany, 57-0
2019 Vs Ireland RWC Quarter Final, Chofu, 46-14
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@voodoo said in Favourite AB tests:
Surprised nobody has mentioned the 1996 Athletic Park test v Australia in the rain. So good.
It's there in @sparky 's list.
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My father went. I had a ticket but he wouldn't take me as he knew there would be trouble and I was too young (or probably would have started it). He said it was all a bit surreal.
I have subsequently flown that Cessna 172, felt kinda weird when you know what happened.
Was an amazing test both on and off the field.
@Snowy said in Favourite AB tests:
My father went. I had a ticket but he wouldn't take me as he knew there would be trouble and I was too young (or probably would have started it). He said it was all a bit surreal.
Parents eh? Mine wouldn't let me go to the Waikato-SA game for the same reason.
All of my favourites have been mentioned, particularly Pretoria 1996 and RWC final 2011.
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@Snowy said in Favourite AB tests:
My father went. I had a ticket but he wouldn't take me as he knew there would be trouble and I was too young (or probably would have started it). He said it was all a bit surreal.
Parents eh? Mine wouldn't let me go to the Waikato-SA game for the same reason.
All of my favourites have been mentioned, particularly Pretoria 1996 and RWC final 2011.
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@Bovidae said in Favourite AB tests:
Parents eh? Mine wouldn't let me go to the Waikato-SA game for the same reason.
From memory you didn't miss anything at all.
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All Blacks v Lions at Athletic Park in 1983, the Trapper Test. Nine nil ahead with the 25 point wind behind us at half time but Trapper was sublime in the second half to get us home with no change to the score.
Still looking for highlight online.........................@Higgins said in Favourite AB tests:
All Blacks v Lions at Athletic Park in 1983, the Trapper Test. Nine nil ahead with the 25 point wind behind us at half time but Trapper was sublime in the second half to get us home with no change to the score.
Still looking for highlight online.........................First test I ever went to.
Cold!
Rimutakas were cut off, as I think was the Pahiatua Track so I recall we went through the gorge from Pahiatua.
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@Higgins said in Favourite AB tests:
All Blacks v Lions at Athletic Park in 1983, the Trapper Test. Nine nil ahead with the 25 point wind behind us at half time but Trapper was sublime in the second half to get us home with no change to the score.
Still looking for highlight online.........................First test I ever went to.
Cold!
Rimutakas were cut off, as I think was the Pahiatua Track so I recall we went through the gorge from Pahiatua.
@booboo said in Favourite AB tests:
@Higgins said in Favourite AB tests:
All Blacks v Lions at Athletic Park in 1983, the Trapper Test. Nine nil ahead with the 25 point wind behind us at half time but Trapper was sublime in the second half to get us home with no change to the score.
Still looking for highlight online.........................First test I ever went to.
Cold!
Rimutakas were cut off, as I think was the Pahiatua Track so I recall we went through the gorge from Pahiatua.
I was not present at the Park that day either but can recall watching it at the Tarawera Tavern on the Napier-Taupo Road. You are right it was bitterly cold and using the outside toilet in the blow zero temperature was challenging to say the least!
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@Snowy said in Favourite AB tests:
My father went. I had a ticket but he wouldn't take me as he knew there would be trouble and I was too young (or probably would have started it). He said it was all a bit surreal.
Parents eh? Mine wouldn't let me go to the Waikato-SA game for the same reason.
All of my favourites have been mentioned, particularly Pretoria 1996 and RWC final 2011.
@Bovidae said in Favourite AB tests:
All of my favourites have been mentioned, particularly Pretoria 1996 and RWC final 2011.
I hated that 2011 final (outcome aside!), have never rewached it!!! Such a sweaty game!
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@Bovidae said in Favourite AB tests:
All of my favourites have been mentioned, particularly Pretoria 1996 and RWC final 2011.
I hated that 2011 final (outcome aside!), have never rewached it!!! Such a sweaty game!
@voodoo said in Favourite AB tests:
@Bovidae said in Favourite AB tests:
All of my favourites have been mentioned, particularly Pretoria 1996 and RWC final 2011.
I hated that 2011 final (outcome aside!), have never rewached it!!! Such a sweaty game!
I've said this before, but it seems the final was more stressful for those watching on TV compared to the likes of myself who were there.
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@Bovidae said in Favourite AB tests:
All of my favourites have been mentioned, particularly Pretoria 1996 and RWC final 2011.
I hated that 2011 final (outcome aside!), have never rewached it!!! Such a sweaty game!
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@voodoo I have never rewatched either. But then I seldom re-watch matches anyway, as I already know who won.....
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@voodoo said in Favourite AB tests:
@Bovidae said in Favourite AB tests:
All of my favourites have been mentioned, particularly Pretoria 1996 and RWC final 2011.
I hated that 2011 final (outcome aside!), have never rewached it!!! Such a sweaty game!
I've said this before, but it seems the final was more stressful for those watching on TV compared to the likes of myself who were there.
@Bovidae said in Favourite AB tests:
@voodoo said in Favourite AB tests:
@Bovidae said in Favourite AB tests:
All of my favourites have been mentioned, particularly Pretoria 1996 and RWC final 2011.
I hated that 2011 final (outcome aside!), have never rewached it!!! Such a sweaty game!
I've said this before, but it seems the final was more stressful for those watching on TV compared to the likes of myself who were there.
Yeah, at the ground at the end I was confident we were going to win.
But, I watched the replay as soon as I got back to our accomodation which was interesting.
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Not sure i will ever enjoy 7 days of AB rugby as much as sticking 50 past the Boks and the Wallabies on their home turf in consecutive weeks.
2003 may not have ended well, but July and August were fucking great
@mariner4life the game in Sydney was some of the best footy I’ve seen.
One of my favourite matches not so much because of the performance, but for the occasion and what it has meant since, was the follow up game at Eden Park and finally getting the Bledisloe back. I was a nervous wreck that night and constantly had to block out thoughts of a last minute try or penalty by the Wallabies to snag it.
The beginning of what has been an amazing run.
