By Darren Walton
October 28th 2009 @ 1:15am


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All Blacks inspired by Olympic legend, Peter Snell

Richie McCaw says the All Blacks will be drawing inspiration from Olympic great Sir Peter Snell when they tackle the Wallabies in Saturday’s historic Bledisloe Cup Test at Japan’s National Stadium.
Snell, New Zealand’s most celebrated sportsman, famously won the 800m and 1500m at the venue at the 1964 Tokyo Games, after collecting his first gold [...]

 

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  •   Boo Cheers

    ohtani's jacket said  | October 28th 2009 @ 1:53am | Report comment

    Got a chance to have a bit of an up close look at some of the All Blacks today. It’s all a bit surreal having All Blacks show up in your town.

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