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Sean Fitzpatrick knows all about the pressures and pitfalls which come with the honour of representing the All Blacks. The redoubtable hooker thrived on it throughout his illustrious career, spanning 92 caps, his country's only World Cup triumph in 1987 and, subsequently, as an irrepressible captain of the mighty Kiwi ensemble.
Unlike Scotland, for instance, where victories are cherished but never taken for granted, the New Zealand public has grown up expecting their heroes to win every single match, and woe betide those who fall even fractionally short of the highest standard. All of which underlines the scale of the task confronting the Scots at Murrayfield today as they attempt to defeat their southern hemisphere rivals for the first time in 105 years of trying and failing.See the full content of this document
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Motivation? It's All About Winning
Despite having refined his diplomatic skills as a pundit with Sky and an ambassador for the 2011 World Cup in his homeland next summer, the 47-year-old Fitzpatrick clearly believes his compatriots wi...
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