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22 April 2015
I've been lucky enough to go to the Japan Sevens for the last few years. Its always a fun event to be at, and not always held in the finest of weather conditions. Now we hear that this year's event will be the last in Tokyo. From next year Singapore will follow after the Hong Kong tournament. So in future we'll miss seeing sights like the one here - which shows all the local staff''s shoes outside the Japanese TV production and commentary boxes at Chichibu Stadium.
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On the last game of their UK tour in Cardiff, Wales beat NZ by 3-0. Ted Morgan scored a try for the home team which the All Blacks disputed forever more.
ZAMBUK
A friendly and familiar nickname used, particularly in South Africa and New Zealand, for the officers of St John who attend rugby matches as ambulance or medical attendants.
The word ‘zambuk’ (or Zambuck as it is spelt in some places) is of South African derivation. It was the name of a well-known embrocation used by medical attendants in the early years of this century and in the two World Wars. Eventually those who brought it to sick soldiers (and injured army footballers!) were themselves dubbed ‘zam-buks’. The name has stuck though in these days of professional rugby when teams have their own medical staff the Zambuks are mostly seen patrolling and doing their vital work at lower grade club matches.
What caused confusion for the TV reporters when the All Blacks 1987 Rugby World Cup team was announced on live TV in Whangarei, New Zealand?
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