The shock troops of the Canterbury rugby team practise their front-of-the-scrum routine before leaving Christchurch Airport yesterday for the long-awaited Ranfurly Shield challenge match against Wellington on Athletic Park this afternoon. Just to be on the safe side Murray Davie (left), John Mills (middle) and John Ashworth are crossing their fingers for luck.
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53The shock troops of the Canterbury rugby team practise their front-of-the-scrum routine before leaving Christchurch Airport yesterday for the long-awaited Ranfurly Shield challenge match against Wellington on Athletic Park this afternoon. Just to be on the safe side Murray Davie (left), John Mills (middle) and John Ashworth are crossing their fingers for luck. Press, 18 September 1982, Page 1
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