The All Blacks’ captain, David Kirk, gets to grips with the latest piece of Japanese electronic wizardry, which his side used as a training aid in its bid to beat the Wallabies in the second rugby test in Dunedin on Saturday. It is the world’s lightest video camera and recorder, just 1.4kg. The All Blacks have watched videotapes of their rivals’ games before, but this will be the first time they have taped opponents’ training sessions as an aid to their strategic approach.
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Press, 25 August 1986, Page 6
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83The All Blacks’ captain, David Kirk, gets to grips with the latest piece of Japanese electronic wizardry, which his side used as a training aid in its bid to beat the Wallabies in the second rugby test in Dunedin on Saturday. It is the world’s lightest video camera and recorder, just 1.4kg. The All Blacks have watched videotapes of their rivals’ games before, but this will be the first time they have taped opponents’ training sessions as an aid to their strategic approach. Press, 25 August 1986, Page 6
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