We use cookies to help us understand how you use our site, and make your experience better. To find out more read our privacy policy.

Blood, Sweat and Touring

Television (Full Length) – 1990

The follow up to 1989 tour doco The Good, the Bad and the Rugby sees winger John Kirwan narrate an insider’s guide to the All Blacks’ 1990 tour to France: from Michael Jones negotiating a haircut (“how do you say ‘square top’ in French?”) to 19-year-old Simon Mannix leading a ‘Ten Guitars’ singalong. Footy relics of the era include afternoon test matches, four point tries, placed kick-offs, sneaky ciggies and Steinlager. Producer Ric Salizzo later repeated the Pasta Productions’ recipe — sports fandom mixed with schoolboy pratfalls — in the successful Sports Cafe series.

So while Foxy’s having trouble with his hamstrings some boys are having trouble with their tennis strings’ ... who writes this stuff?
– Kirwan stretches a script link

Key Cast & Crew

Generic Profile image for John Kirwan

John Kirwan

Producer, Narrator

Profile image for Ric Salizzo

Ric Salizzo

Director, Producer

Profile image for Matthew Ridge

Matthew Ridge

Subject

Generic Profile image for Richard Clark

Richard Clark

Camera

Generic Profile image for Wayne Johnson

Wayne Johnson

Sound

Profile image for Peter Roberts

Peter Roberts

Editor

See all 9 credits

Produced by

Pasta Productions

Source

Ric Salizzo