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Everyone remembers the series clincher in Durban, but for me it was the 25-16 first Test triumph at Newlands that really stands out. But more than anything it was a true team, a united force who were prepared to give their all for each other and the cause. The only Lions team to have returned triumphant from New Zealand. Precious few sides have won a Test series in New Zealand and no team has done it in such dramatic fashion. And then in the final, they showed the other side to their game, grafting their way to victory over hosts England. Then in June 2003 came arguably the greatest triumph of the lot, as they beat the All Blacks 15-13 at Wellington. Captained by the Prince of Centres, Bleddyn Williams, that side featured some of the true greats of the Welsh game in Cliff Morgan, Ken Jones, Courtney Meredith, Roy John, Rees Stephens and Clem Thomas. But the records really do speak for themselves. "Geez we were good.". It’s hard to know which particular Welsh side of this golden era to pick out as the greatest because it was a run of success that lasted for a decade, taking in three Grand Slams - in 1971, 1976 and 1978 - and six outright Five Nations titles. That only soured the following year when Mehrtens was overlooked at national level (Deans was John Mitchell's assistant coach in the All Blacks) in favour of mercurial Blues playmaker Carlos Spencer. They also beat the All Blacks, triumphing 13-8 at Cardiff Arms Park in December 1953. He is the highest try scorer of all time in Irish Rugby and the 8th highest try scorer in international rugby history. It was a tour of South Africa that began against Western Transvaal on May 15 in Potchefstroom and ended more than two months and 22 games later on July 27 with the final Test against the Springboks in Johannesburg. Up front there were the likes of Michael Jones, Steve McDowell, Sean Fitzpatrick, Richard Loe, Mike Brewer and the Whetton brothers, while there were the strike runners behind in John Kirwan, John Gallagher, Warwick Taylor, Joe Stanley and Terry Wright, with Grant Fox on hand to pull the strings and kick the goals. The 20 best international rugby teams of all time, The Wales rugby team most likely to be selected on Thursday to face France this weekend. They only played one game together, but what a game and what a performance. McCaw's aerobic fitness qualities were obvious, but he was far from the lone ranger. That is true. The picture Elo paints of a rugby season is not quite as vivid as it is for American sports because of sheer weight of numbers. Good players, good coaching - we've seen plenty of teams that have this combination yet never hit the heights this team did. Explore a Herald interactive which reveals the best and worst Super Rugby teams for every season since the tournament launched in 1996. "When he first started coming into the Crusaders environment in opposed trainings he was a real nuisance at the breakdown. The most gifted player of his generation, David Campese reached his peak during the World Cup campaign of 1991. Fourteen of the 15 starters played for the All Blacks and Vunibaka was in the Fijian squad for the 1999 and 2003 World Cups. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. He has no dog in the fight, unlike a lot of you who will pore over these numbers and graphs. 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They were to get even better, gaining revenge over the Springboks a year later by becoming the first All Blacks team to win a Test series in South Africa.
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