World Rugby president Bill Beaumont joined rugby luminaries paying tribute to an English coach who masterminded a famous win over the All Blacks. Beaumont was North's captain for that match, at Otley in Yorkshire, and told The Rugby Paper that Seabrook was a great rugby character. Getty Images Assistant-coach Des Seabrook (L), pictured with England coach Martin Green at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. The 1979 Northern Division team went into the All Blacks game match-hardened after three games in South Africa. “The match at Otley fell between the Test against Scotland, which New Zealand won well, scoring four tries, and the England match at Twickenham.

Source: Stuff June 27, 2020 23:03 UTC