The 1967 All Blacks versus Sassenachs
Club:
Year published:
Author:
Page count:
Notes:
Sassenachs Rugby Club
1968
North Otago Rugby Union
12 pages
This was a match arranged by the Oamaru Men’s Club and MSA to raise funds for the North Otago Rugby team touring fund. The Sassenachs (like all other invitational type clubs) would step up and assist. Looking at the two teams, this would have been very close to the top 30 All Blacks/players in New Zealand at that time. The cost and logistics of getting Ken Going from his farm in Northland down to Oamaru to play an invitational game is staggering. The fact that Ken Going would accept is also staggering, given his likely farm workload. This is typical of rugby players in those amateur days. It would not happen today unless it was a significant event.
The 1967 All Blacks versus Sassenachs
Club:
Sassenachs Rugby Club
Year:
1968
Author:
North Otago Rugby Union
Pages:
12 pages
Notes:
This was a match arranged by the Oamaru Men’s Club and MSA to raise funds for the North Otago Rugby team touring fund. The Sassenachs (like all other invitational type clubs) would step up and assist. Looking at the two teams, this would have been very close to the top 30 All Blacks/players in New Zealand at that time. The cost and logistics of getting Ken Going from his farm in Northland down to Oamaru to play an invitational game is staggering. The fact that Ken Going would accept is also staggering, given his likely farm workload. This is typical of rugby players in those amateur days. It would not happen today unless it was a significant event.