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February 19, 2025 24 mins

Today we're focusing on the career of rugby union legend Billy Stead. Billy Stead has been called "one of the most influential players in the early years of All Blacks rugby". He was the first All Blacks test captain when they played Britain's touring team in 1904, and vice captain to the 1905-to-06 original All Blacks squad. Lynn McConnell is an historian, sports journalist, and prolific author and he's just published 'Billy Stead's Rugby World'.

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