I remember being at that game I was 14 yrs old. I was able to get a "school boys ticket" from Elverys sports shop in Dublin. I was so lucky. I had a seat on the railing in the upper deck at the 1/2 way line. The only international Rugby game I have ever been to. So long ago now I can't even remember the price of the ticket.
Sid, with his back to the oncoming traffic, did not flick the ball away, despite having the potential to do so. He turned, flatfooted, and took the brunt of the blast from those oncoming roaring forwards. That was a man-size thing to do! Not many bigger men have played the game. Good on ya, Sid.
I was at that match when I was a schoolboy. It was very exciting. Grant Batty was the left wing for NZ and the highest try scorer for the ABs. He was only 5 foot 5 inches tall! It was a very different game to what we see now.
One of the mysteries of International rugby is why it took so long for Ireland to beat the AB's (2016) If Barry McGann had landed that conversion it would have been in 1973.
love how the scrums formed in seconds, hookers had to hook and there was no faffing about with reset after reset. these are players you could relate to, ordinary everyday guys playing for the love of the jersey, not like the contract obsessed behemoths that play the game today
fiachraswaz That's just stupid. Crouch bind set and slightly older touch pause engage is all done to protect the front rowers' neck. Are you saying they should scrummage like in the old days just so games can resume faster? Front rows are going lower and lower to gain more driving force. They're bound to collapse more. And haha, I had to laugh at your last statement. They're professionals. Of course they'd want as much money as possible especially with their lives after their careers end looking so unstable.
It was the 1970s. Some didn't know about health and safety...the rest simply didn't care...however, more irritating yet for the spectator is that there is no CLOCK on the screen. Jesus.
@@deathzone5893 these days there are much higher chances of injuries in a scrum, the pack weighs more now and the players are more conditioned and stronger, you can really see the force when the 2 packs collide in a modern scrum, in this video when the 2 sides meet in a scrum its a much much softer interaction, they don't smash into each other and you can see the scrum is much looser in its form
Interesting to see how quickly scrums are formed and the ball fed in; forwards just got on with the game unlike today with the collapses. Also the lack of Jackaling for the ball by the opposition; immediate release by the tackled player seems to be the reason. If ball doesn't come out of the ruck it's a scrum.
Check out a 1969 match between Ebbw Vale and Maeteg on TH-cam and you will see the scrums that are a little similar to league. The game was very rough back then and a lot of people didn't know that. Since union took league ideas, tries were becoming a lot more difficult to score.
Da Undaground Mane i somehow believe that the modern rule of pause -set-then go in hard and fast should should be pause-set- go in slow then take the weight...just an idea...you've got some great video's btw
I was there looking down the line of Barry McGann's conversion attempt! Amazing how different everything is 51 years later - kids sitting on the touchline, scrums forming almost before the whistle has gone for the knock-on, wingers throwing (overarm!) in to lineouts, no "bomb squads", spectators clapping for All Black's tries, etc. Not sure which era I prefer but the Aviva is much better than the old Lansdowne Road 😊😊☘☘
I recall playing in the 60's/70's as a Centre and Winger. The last thing you wanted to do was to go down on the ball in your 25 - all the opposition forwards rolled over you and rucked the shit out of you. We used to have competitions in the showers after the game to see who had the biggest tag marks! I recall that Dunedin Marist club were the worst "offenders" in the rucking game in our league. Some tough fellas there. If you're still around Bubbles, I remember you!
the type of rugby i loved no high tackles no messing about with the scrums the british rugby have ruined the game and put players in danger with stupid changing of the rules
Can listern to cliff all day long catch fraze after catch fraze eitch into our lives for ever nobody like him before or after him those were the days when you could touch and see your heroes and get autographs from them now it,s just pc bullshit dont watch super rugby it,s boring stale stuff give me super side and the real men of the land anyday of the week
@peter walker... I take it you are relatively young. The answer to your comment is no, rugby attained perfection in those (or as you say "them" days) - if you truly love the game, do yourself a favour and check out the Barbarians versus New Zealand 1973 on You Tube - it has since become beyond awful and is no longer recognisable as what some of us consider to be real rugby.
@Jason Ryan...Your modern viewpoint is understandable, but the game must be judged contemporaneously. You cannot judge it from an asychronous perspective.
The grounds are far better these days. No mud, .Balls are lighter and easier to handle and pass. All Blacks such as Sid Giong, Bruce Robertson , Grant Batty ,Bryan Williams, Ian Kirkpatrick and Peter Whiting would make the All Black team in 2020
Yeah every moron says the same thing. The likes of Grizz Wyllie were still kicking arse at club level 20 years later just before the game went professional. So tired of hearing the same weak argument from people who don't know what they are talking about.
I remember being at that game I was 14 yrs old. I was able to get a "school boys ticket" from Elverys sports shop in Dublin. I was so lucky. I had a seat on the railing in the upper deck at the 1/2 way line. The only international Rugby game I have ever been to. So long ago now I can't even remember the price of the ticket.
Brilliant game
I was listening on the radio live from Taumarunui NZ with dad oh the memories
RIP Sid Going,one off the greatest scrum halves.
Bruce Robertson greatest centre of his time
Mike Gibson would like a word with you. ;)
Not in the same league as Gibson
The scrums are so quick, no mucking around.
2:50 Penalty against Ireland Lifting in the line out! My ears must be deceiving me hehe
Sid, with his back to the oncoming traffic, did not flick the ball away, despite having the potential to do so. He turned, flatfooted, and took the brunt of the blast from those oncoming roaring forwards. That was a man-size thing to do! Not many bigger men have played the game. Good on ya, Sid.
RIP Tom Kieran Feb 2022
Sir Sidney Milton going a legend one of my favourite players
Tough as Teak apparently 😁
Super Sid, RIP.
What a beautiful, raw game it used to be.
Super Sid 👍🏽
what a great commentator, Cliff Morgan
" that's why they say... New Zealand is only half a team ...without Sid Going "
Super Sid always outplayed Gareth Edwards even in 1971, he was the best
And a week later, Cliff Morgan would be calling an even greater match.
I say, the ref's forgotten to put his tie on
I was at that match when I was a schoolboy. It was very exciting. Grant Batty was the left wing for NZ and the highest try scorer for the ABs. He was only 5 foot 5 inches tall! It was a very different game to what we see now.
I'll never forget the Bob Burgess incident a couple of years prior when he swallowed his tongue.
Modern rugby has slowed, they're muscle bound the players today. It was way better back in '73!
BS
One of the mysteries of International rugby is why it took so long for Ireland to beat the AB's (2016) If Barry McGann had landed that conversion it would have been in 1973.
Try being Welsh...
not really a mystery though is it, Ireland simply weren't good enough
Ireland fans are the new England fans.
'If' the story of northern hemisphere rugby.
@@Marius_vanderLubbe ok
What a Straight put in at the Scrum, Never been heard of.
love how the scrums formed in seconds, hookers had to hook and there was no faffing about with reset after reset. these are players you could relate to, ordinary everyday guys playing for the love of the jersey, not like the contract obsessed behemoths that play the game today
fiachraswaz
That's just stupid. Crouch bind set and slightly older touch pause engage is all done to protect the front rowers' neck. Are you saying they should scrummage like in the old days just so games can resume faster? Front rows are going lower and lower to gain more driving force. They're bound to collapse more. And haha, I had to laugh at your last statement. They're professionals. Of course they'd want as much money as possible especially with their lives after their careers end looking so unstable.
It was the 1970s. Some didn't know about health and safety...the rest simply didn't care...however, more irritating yet for the spectator is that there is no CLOCK on the screen. Jesus.
Yeah they were the good old days. Unfortunately these days scrums takes way too long to set.
@@deathzone5893 these days there are much higher chances of injuries in a scrum, the pack weighs more now and the players are more conditioned and stronger, you can really see the force when the 2 packs collide in a modern scrum, in this video when the 2 sides meet in a scrum its a much much softer interaction, they don't smash into each other and you can see the scrum is much looser in its form
And lifting in the lineout incurred a penalty.
gibson one of the greats
Is it me, or has the pace of modern Rugby slowed somewhat?
Nowhere near the skill level of today's players though.
The world was different then & so was rugby 🏉
Grant Batty❤❤❤ thanks 4 reminding me what heart is all about(not size)👌💪🏽😁😁😁
Okay there was a lot of hustling and bustling but some dam fine executions too!
Partita stupenda e pubblico....IMMENSO. Uno spettacolo nello spettacolo.
12:37, followed by a "stiff talking to", LOL.
Interesting to see how quickly scrums are formed and the ball fed in; forwards just got on with the game unlike today with the collapses. Also the lack of Jackaling for the ball by the opposition; immediate release by the tackled player seems to be the reason. If ball doesn't come out of the ruck it's a scrum.
Check out a 1969 match between Ebbw Vale and Maeteg on TH-cam and you will see the scrums that are a little similar to league. The game was very rough back then and a lot of people didn't know that. Since union took league ideas, tries were becoming a lot more difficult to score.
Da Undaground Mane i somehow believe that the modern rule of pause -set-then go in hard and fast should should be pause-set- go in slow then take the weight...just an idea...you've got some great video's btw
Da Undaground Mane if you have any five nations games in highlight or full games as it would be great
The announcing is right out of a Monty Python skit. I was waiting for "and now for something completely different".
I was there looking down the line of Barry McGann's conversion attempt! Amazing how different everything is 51 years later - kids sitting on the touchline, scrums forming almost before the whistle has gone for the knock-on, wingers throwing (overarm!) in to lineouts, no "bomb squads", spectators clapping for All Black's tries, etc. Not sure which era I prefer but the Aviva is much better than the old Lansdowne Road 😊😊☘☘
pause it @1:09 no one in front of the kicker yet the referee called back to half way for scrum ireland ball
Great names there ...
so many knock ons..........was the ball covered in grease?
No. The ball was much heavier back then and much harder to handle. Same with rugby league balls.
It also tends to piss rain in Dublin, which doesn't help.
😅et en touches également,quels foutoirs à cette époque pfffffff
I wonder what the attendance number is ?
Amazing how they run to pack the scrum, can we please go back to that!!
😮 heureusement les règles ont évoluées, pour accélérer le jeu et le bien-être des joueurs surtout en mêlées fermées et ouvertes merci
Fergus Slattery one of the greatest flankers of all time.
He was a gem, I was lucky enough to see him in action several times with the 1971 Lions.
05.11.16 IRL 40-29 NZL
Simon Conneely
12.11.16 🇳🇿 21 🇮🇪 9
*In Dublin Ireland* 😁
That day will forever be the day of days for Ireland rugby
17.11.18 IRL 16-9 NZL!!!
@@MeanAzz_13 17-11=18. Ireland 16 New Zealand 9.
@@elizajohn5 head to head History 🇳🇿 28 🇮🇪 2
The electric little man.
I prefer old school except the lineout..I do think it is better today with lifting
I recall playing in the 60's/70's as a Centre and Winger. The last thing you wanted to do was to go down on the ball in your 25 - all the opposition forwards rolled over you and rucked the shit out of you. We used to have competitions in the showers after the game to see who had the biggest tag marks! I recall that Dunedin Marist club were the worst "offenders" in the rucking game in our league. Some tough fellas there. If you're still around Bubbles, I remember you!
Wow what went on then scrums just went straight in
Sid
the type of rugby i loved no high tackles no messing about with the scrums the british rugby have ruined the game and put players in danger with stupid changing of the rules
Going Going gone
They all look like they were in their 40's.
Funny to see the complete lack of celebration when a try is scored.
Honest rugby !!!
again look at the refeering
AB playing the referee as well.
They play about 10 seconds, ref blows the whistle for 80 minutes
amazing to think this awful spectacle was so popular. now it would pass in working-class high schools
Hardly any Tongans, Fijians and Samoans in the ABs team like they are on modern game
Bruce Robertson another legend from counties
it was an entirely different if not better game back then now it is nothing but glorified rugby league
No one could catch a ball
You wouldn’t convert many non believers to rugby if they saw this
Players are tiny compared to today.
Can listern to cliff all day long catch fraze after catch fraze eitch into our lives for ever nobody like him before or after him those were the days when you could touch and see your heroes and get autographs from them now it,s just pc bullshit dont watch super rugby it,s boring stale stuff give me super side and the real men of the land anyday of the week
a draw celebrated by a nation
wasnt rugby awful them days.
@peter walker... I take it you are relatively young. The answer to your comment is no, rugby attained perfection in those (or as you say "them" days) - if you truly love the game, do yourself a favour and check out the Barbarians versus New Zealand 1973 on You Tube - it has since become beyond awful and is no longer recognisable as what some of us consider to be real rugby.
I still believe that the amateur era was the best
Awful if you want todays reset scrums, half rugby, half league in todays game, and these guys didnt gym it .
40 phases of possession for some player to crash over from a metre out. Yes, modern rugby is so exciting but I prefer to watch grass growing.
Rugby sure was shithouse to watch in 1973. The club players of today would run rings around these blokes
@Jason Ryan...Your modern viewpoint is understandable, but the game must be judged contemporaneously. You cannot judge it from an asychronous perspective.
The grounds are far better these days. No mud, .Balls are lighter and easier to handle and pass. All Blacks such as Sid Giong, Bruce Robertson , Grant Batty ,Bryan Williams, Ian Kirkpatrick and Peter Whiting would make the All Black team in 2020
Yeah every moron says the same thing. The likes of Grizz Wyllie were still kicking arse at club level 20 years later just before the game went professional. So tired of hearing the same weak argument from people who don't know what they are talking about.
Different times ,uneducated comment.
@@paulthomson2288 Second that ,alot of players
today are manufactured .Player back then were
natural footballers trained very basically.
God bless🙏 Irish Rugby 🏉 Maori 🚼 Jeebus 😊 Cribb ❤
Chur Bro 🏉✅ Maori 🚼 Jeebus 😊🖐️