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Men of the Silver Fern - Towards the Grand Slam (1957 - 1978)
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1993
This third episode of Men of the Silver Fern follows the fortunes of the All Blacks from 1956 to 1978. In 1956 the All Blacks had beaten the Springboks by playing a conservative ’10-man’ game, but they faced criticism for their dour pragmatism. A decade later the backs were back: coach Fred ‘The Needle’ Allen based his triumphant turn at the helm of the All Blacks on expressive, running rugby. This episode follows the All Blacks’ ongoing mission to win a series in South Africa, and achieve a ‘grand slam’ of victories over the home unions on a tour of the UK.
When I took over I think there was a strong tendency for '10 man rugby'. But I didn’t want any part of that and we started to develop the running game a little more than they had been doing, and more players came through, more backs came through, and it went on from strength to strength.– All Blacks coach Fred 'The Needle' Allen
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