France vs All Blacks (first test, 1961)

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Comments (3)

Mike

Posted at 12.58PM - 22.05.2012

This takes us back to a time when "pot" meant a drop kick, when hair was short, classical music was thought suitable to accompany film of a rugby match, and there was no need for security to keep people off the ground.

The players were not nearly as fast as today's professionals, nor did they tackle as hard as they do now.

Thanks for such a trip back into our past.

glenn

Posted at 11.52PM - 30.09.2011

thanks very much , this was a rare treat indeed

Morrissey Breen

Posted at 08.00PM - 14.05.2011

That's Sandra Coney's dad, Tom Pearce (Sandra Coney's dad) accompanying the Governor-General onto the field, at 0.51.

Brilliant production; thanks so much for putting it up. Could you please post up some more France-All Black matches---especially the third test from 1968, also at Eden Park?

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