This is the type of forward the All Blacks need to prevent British packs pushing them around in the scrums. Alan Byrne, a broth of a boy from the Pioneer club, in Gore, makes Alex Wyllie look like a half-back in this friendly moment after a recent Barbarians match in Southland. A former soccer player who switched to rugby this year. Byrne is just over two metres in height, weighs 127kg, and wears size 13 boots. And, at 20, he is still growing.
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Press, 24 November 1979, Page 20
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83This is the type of forward the All Blacks need to prevent British packs pushing them around in the scrums. Alan Byrne, a broth of a boy from the Pioneer club, in Gore, makes Alex Wyllie look like a half-back in this friendly moment after a recent Barbarians match in Southland. A former soccer player who switched to rugby this year. Byrne is just over two metres in height, weighs 127kg, and wears size 13 boots. And, at 20, he is still growing. Press, 24 November 1979, Page 20
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