FILE PHOTO: New Zealand rugby union great Brian Lochore in Te Kuiti, New Zealand, August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah Peters/Pool
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand rugby was in mourning on Sunday after All Blacks great Brian Lochore died of cancer aged 78.
Lochore, who captained New Zealand in 18 tests during their golden era of the 1960s and coached the All Blacks to the inaugural World Cup title in 1987, died on Saturday, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said in a statement.
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