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The day we beat the All Blacks

Gareth Jenkins tells the story of an amateur rugby club in the small Welsh town of Llanelli beating the mighty All Blacks in 1972 in one of the greatest upsets in rugby's history.

In October 1972, Llanelli rugby club, a semi-professional side made up steel workers, teachers and dockworkers in south Wales, took on the most decorated international side in rugby history – the All Blacks, and won.

Former Wales head coach and Llanelli local Gareth Jenkins was just 21 when he played against New Zealand's iconic rugby team. He tells Isaac Sneade how the match unfolded.

This is a One Tribe TV production for the 91Èȱ¬ World Service.

(Photo: Llanelli playing the All Blacks in October 1972. Credit: Andrew Richards)

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Sun 30 Oct 2022 03:50GMT

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