On Tv... Their Day Jobs. Wales Can Put Their Achievement in the Shade
Western Mail › October 13, 2011
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WITHIN hours of touching down in Auckland after a 25-hour flight, the Welsh rugby team were locked in a bruising training session in preparation for their opening game against Ireland.
Wales' 1987 World Cup vintage had arrived in New Zealand on the same flight as the Scotland and Ireland sides after a long-haul journey in economy.See the full content of this document
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On Tv... Their Day Jobs. Wales Can Put Their Achievement in the Shade
Paul Thorburn, one of the key members of the Wales side coached by Tony Gray, believes the decision to launch straight into an early training session after their arrival typified the naivety around the Welsh set-up in those days.
Professionalism was still eight years away and barely a second thought was given to how the cramped muscles of 6ft-plus rugby stars, sleep-deprived after along flight, might react to the sudden burst of activity.As it turned out, befo...See the full content of this document
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