Win or lose, in favour or out of it, the All Blacks are part of what makes a New Zealander. Such has been their impact on New Zealand society for more than a hundred years, the All Blacks are a part of the New Zealand psyche. They are as much a contributor to New Zealand nationalism as the flag, the anthem and our sense of identity. All Blacks - Myths and Legends comes up with some sensational new information, including one nugget that has so far baffled and confused rugby followers and stumped historians. It puts meat on old bones and provides a fresh look at some old stories and myths. This book looks at the old and the modern; from the All Blacks whose jerseys had leather yokes to those whose jerseys are engineered in accord with the latest in technology.


Author Biography

Ron Palenski is one of New Zealand's most experienced and prolific sports writers. His books on rugby - where he is the acknowledged master of the game - have sold many hundreds of thousands of copies over the past thirty years. As a journalist, he covered many rugby tours in New Zealand and overseas as well as Olympic and Commonwealth Games and much else besides. He has been judged Sports Journalist of the Year, Cricket Writer of the Year, Rugby Writer of the Year and Sports Columnist of the year, and in 1997 won the Sir Lance Cross Memorial Prize for his writing about the Olympics. In 2004 he was made a life member of the New Zealand Sports Journalists Association and was given a SPARC Lifetime Award. He was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours in 2002.