The legendary 1924 All Blacks 'Invincibles' tour

Eric Tindill and the "forgotten" 1935 squad.

Recollections from 60s players Earle Kirton and Brian "Jazz" Muller.

Colin Meads gets sent off in Edinburgh, and the Keith Murdoch saga.

The Keith Murdoch story continued.

Fergie McCormick on the 1969 Welsh tour of NZ

The elitism of English rugby; and remembering George Nepia.

The credits from this programme.

The legendary 1924 All Blacks 'Invincibles' tour

Eric Tindill and the "forgotten" 1935 squad.

Recollections from 60s players Earle Kirton and Brian "Jazz" Muller.

Colin Meads gets sent off in Edinburgh, and the Keith Murdoch saga.

The Keith Murdoch story continued.

Fergie McCormick on the 1969 Welsh tour of NZ

The elitism of English rugby; and remembering George Nepia.

The credits from this programme.

Legends of the All Blacks - The Legend Begins: The Battle with Britain

Television (Excerpts) – 1999

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Screened in the lead-up to the 1999 World Cup final, this keenly-watched series explores the history of our most famous sports team. Episode one is framed around All Black encounters with England, Wales and Scotland. In these excerpts, Quinn tracks down 60s test prop 'Jazz' Muller (whose home is a shrine to touring days), explores prop Keith Murdoch’s infamous 1972 tour expulsion; visits the marae of George Nepia, examines rugby’s far-from-egalitarian status in England; and various All Blacks recall the rare shame of losing, amidst a history of victory.

We interviewed many famous All Blacks and their rivals and heard their great memories: we were given access to places not seen before. We made rugby exposures (like the 1995 World Rugby Corporation takeover attempt) that had never been seen before.
– Keith Quinn, in his autobiography A Lucky Man

Key Cast & Crew

John Keir

Director

Keith Quinn

Presenter, Associate Producer

Colin McRae

Producer

Irene Gardiner

Executive Producer

Hamish Hill

Editor

Leighton Clapham

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TVNZ

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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision - TVNZ Collection

Acknowledgements

Thanks to TVNZ Archives and the following collections and organisations for allowing NZ On Screen to reproduce stills and footage featured in the title on this website: Keith Quinn Family, John Blackwell, Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Film Archive, British Movietone (Absolutely Wild Visuals), Eric Tindall, New Zealand Rugby Museum, Crown Studios, Brian 'Jazz' Muller Collection, Peter Bush, Keir Films, George Nepia/Rangitukia Marae.

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Legends of the All Blacks - The Legend Begins: The Battle with Britain

Television (Excerpts) – 1999

Key Cast & Crew

John Keir

Keith Quinn

Colin McRae

Irene Gardiner

Hamish Hill

Leighton Clapham

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