J.P.R Williams of the British Lions takes on All Black Ian Kirkpatrick during the British Lions Tour of New Zealand in 1971. During those 1990s and 2000s years, I despaired as the All Blacks contrived to lose World Cup after World Cup, continually snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. That included the 2019 World Cup, where the All Blacks had an All Black-type hiding handed to them by England in the semi-final. At the time, I had the unshakable feeling that this would be the last World Cup I’d somewhat care about. WELSH RUGBY UNION Welsh rugby legend John Dawes captained the British and Irish Lions to their only series victory against the All BlacksIt was a lightbulb moment.

Source: Stuff May 13, 2022 21:40 UTC