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ANZAC XV

Tony Woodcock [New Zealand]

Those who saw it will never forget Tony Woodcock haring down the wing in Brisbane 2008 to score a spectacular solo try.

The Wallabies held off him, thinking he’d cut back in, but he didn’t. He fired down the touchline and scored a try that rekindled the All Blacks who were barely hanging on at that point.

A great scrummager who could play a bit in the loose, Woodcock did plenty for the cause.

Jeremy Paul [Australia]

We didn’t feel that this was such a strong position in comparison with others. Dane Coles would have been the strongest New Zealand contender and he missed out only because we always had

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