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"I'll die for the cause on a rugby field any day": ABs icon previews Bledisloe test, reflects on career

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Sat, 10 Oct 2026, 3:17pm
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Wayne 'Buck' Shelford of New Zealand prepares to take the ball into contact during the 1987 Rugby World Cup Semi-Final match between New Zealand and Wales at Ballymore Stadium on June 14, 1987 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Ross Land/Getty Images)

Buck Shelford is an All Blacks legend. 

He was a dominant force at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, and when David Kirk retired, he became captain and led the team through a golden age of success over the next three years. 

And with the first Bledisloe Cup clash coming up this evening, Shelford joined Piney at the Kinglander to discuss the test and look back on his impressive career. 

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