Sir John Kirwan All Black Tribute

[@julianbristow3466]

The first power winger, class, speed, power and smarts. Legend.

[@paulthomson2288]

John Kirwan was the one of last phenomenon of his type in that he was plucked from obscurity playing third grade rugby and had never played much at school. So the legend goes it was John Hart who spotted him.

[@mikejohson]

Look at Michael Jones. What an incredible player he was. I remember watching him live at Eden Park for Auckland and the ABs many times. He just ran lines close to the rucks with such brilliance. Richie McCaw was a power No.7, but we haven’t had a running No. 7 like Michael Jones since Michael retired.

[@hellovanite]

So true revolutionary in his time

[@brendan8550]

I agree

[@themoviecartel642]

Legend of a winger!

[@SuperEdge67]

Sensational player.......my personal hero when I was growing up.

[@Noone-p2p2x]

Same

[@CaseyDent]

Mine as well.

[@sovietonion72]

He did what Lomu didn't, score against the Springboks.

[@RavenLove-gv9fs]

Hell yes

[@samgreer8274]

Paved the way for the wingers of today. Kirwan scored the type of tries that was ahead of his time.

[@kramerpjb]

Without a doubt the reason why most kids in the 80's wanted to play rugby. The original Jonah

[@blazewonn2460]

Sir John and Terry Wright made me want to be a winger. Lol

[@duwax]

Your right

[@tirahuks1]

And Michael Jones...

[@nzrugbyvidz2132]

Nowhere near Jonah... Jonah was the biggest global star to ever walk the face of the earth. Watch the p v p trial in 1994 he couldn't even tackle Lomu. If you live in NZ you'll know who comes to.mind first when you think of Rugby

[@tewaewae]

@@blazewonn2460 they made me hate Auckland! LOL

[@wiremumcmath16]

one of the best running wingers I've ever seen... what a incredible human being....

[@skeme1213]

One of the greatest wingers in his time. I remember acting out those tries with my brother playing in the lounge and on the lawn. Sir JK. A legend.

[@AL48-i4h]

Every time he got the ball the crowd went wild!

[@ewaf88]

Great player - well ahead of his time in the late 80's

[@davidloughlin2238]

I have been watching rugby as an Irish fan for just over 50 years and jk is as good as I have ever seen. What a player, must have been a nightmare to play against.

[@corcaighrebel]

What a magnificent player and the music is perfect :-)

[@tommyau2006]

fast and slippery..................one of the great wingers of all time

[@marcosrodriguez8529]

without a doubt

[@aspacepigtaipei]

My favorite player as a kid growing up in Cape Town in the 70s and 80s.

[@chijuscai3366]

I can honestly say I GREW up watching 3 of da GREATEST WINGERS TO PLAY DA GAME, SIR JOHN KIRWAN, JONAH LOMU N DAVID CAMPESE, THANK U GENTLEMEN ITS BEEN A PLEASURE

[@sansus80]

From Argentina, my child hero!!!

[@rikkimason54]

He'd have to be one of the greatest wingers we've had and we've had a few and yet these younger AB supporters have never heard of the bloke

[@countycricklewood]

wow what a player, great eye for a gap and good footwork

[@KernowekTim]

The first of the really big wingers. Then came Lomu, a phenomenon. But it was JK that set the bar for other big three-quarters to try to emulate. Many fell along the wayside, but JK took it to a whole other level. He was awesome in Rugby League, too. That takes some doing.

[@engelsandhu5015]

Go go go go join Kiwanis yes yes go go!!!

[@laymaxwell3628]

Fabulous tries.. he was like a bat out of hell lol .. thanks for this. \o/

[@ritche67]

Really good guy too

[@fiji82bad]

simply one of the greats.

[@ay613]

good, humble man.

[@williamwallace2278]

Didn't realise he was quite so tall. Wonderful rangy runner. A gentleman. Don't see so many vids on the Irish lad that played for the ABs Gallagher first tried attacking 15 who played with him

[@artemis1style]

Great effort cousin 👌🏽

[@PaniKahukiwa-ob5jm]

The italy try got me interested. His try in the corner in the final, after a david kirk break and a sweet pick up from the ruck from Buck, got me dreaming.

[@godisbollocks]

1:33 Hell of a pass from Walter Little (I think) here. Absolute perfection.

[@edawg5149]

A legend ens of story

[@godisbollocks]

3:58 How's the halfback here, throwing a punch at Kirwan while they're both on the deck, in full view of the ref and every single person in the entire stadium.

[@skeme1213]

Will be good to a reunion of the 1980s all black team today

[@Achrononmaster]

Notice how he out paces Campese. Legend.

[@MarsFKA]

Yes. He ran around Campese more often that Campese ran around him. Trouble was, on one occasion when Campese ran around Kirwan, it cost us a Rugby World Cup semi-final.

[@bretthannan7370]

He was the man!!

[@troyocarroll]

Grant Nisbett said it the best, " if they could just get the ball to John Kirwan we should get a try". That's how good he was.

[@Bungadin2845]

JK, Michael Jones and Buck Shelford used to tear through teams for fun. Coach Brian Lochore said he was working on something called “human locomotion” Nothing showed it more spectacularly than seeing this man redefine what it meant to be a winger. I bought a set of weights after watching him play. I was waiting to see him smash Chris Oti out of the way against England here, but great tribute man.

[@calebmills1446]

3:59 does that halfback take a swing at J.K???? 💀😲

[@SupremeBros2012]

Yep Robert Jones I think he was frustrated that JK handed his head off 😂

[@boestube5805]

1:29 that pass from Craig Innes made that try. Pity Craig went to rugby league.

[@kenshimizu5158]

ワールドカップでの独走トライ。 ラグビーするきっかけになった。

[@432htz3]

One of the first big wingers with a step.

[@adambamf9365]

0:35 Classic michael Jones taking a gap then soaking up at least 2 defenders then offloading Master Class Flanker

[@adambamf9365]

Kirwins Burst as he gets the Ball like a primed stallion

[@MarsFKA]

Agree completely about Michael Jones. Also, when Kirwan was running that end-to-end try against Italy, look who was the only All Black even keeping up with him.

[@adambamf9365]

mike could save a try at one end then be supporting the winger at the other i believe its just his christian values to give 120% too life and it showed in his game to mike rugby is second god and family first.

[@FergusHodgson]

JK, you are one of the greats. No one can ever take that away from you.

[@brettwilkinson9529]

Powerful runner, great upper body strength, well balanced , great foot work, prolific try scorer, an X Factor player who performed at his best when the All Blacks were struggling. Would single handedly turn the game around with storming runs in open space , resulting in a try for the team.

[@robertvan-deroort5801]

Remember him earlier than the clips which are around 87 onward. Prior to 82 when he dislocated his shoulder in Australia he was a freak. His length of the field tries and runs were spectacular. Part of a Auckland side which was unstoppable.

[@zabaleta66]

What a player JK was! One of the great wingers from anywhere, and any time!! Great video, could be even greater with some try's in an Auckland jersey, especially when he was just coming through as a youngster! Incredible is the only word for it!

[@chijuscai3366]

Absolutely i think he was 18/19 wen he started playin fr Auckland, MAGIC

[@virgboogie]

My first cousin was named after this legend!

[@oscargranda5385]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊the Best......

[@johnmccabe1974]

I remember that 2nd trie (against Aus) like yesterday. Michael Jones exploding up the middle and JK cruising up in support and even the idiot with the flag stopping him from taking it under the posts.

[@bruceharrison7859]

Concord oval

[@MeanAzz_13]

John McCabe lol yeah bro so do I remember it like yesterday! THANKS J.K!! YOUR THE MAN!! 👍🏆👌🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿

[@FergusHodgson]

That guy in the flag reminds me of New Zealand in those, when people were more lax about everything. :)

[@barbenhoward3281]

THE MANNNNNN

[@boshvasara]

Its nice to know that he was an allblacks player and now his son is a allwhites player ^^

[@gustavocoronel6437]

Que Monstruo por Dios!!!! Sensacional!!!!!!!!!!!

[@april-tui3524]

God he was amazing!

[@AlfredoJacome]

awesomE !!!

[@emilioschroeder2017]

La poesia di Kirwan

[@knucklesaukuso5086]

JK was the shit in his time and with all the countless Great Wingers and I mean countless Great Wingers we’ve had in the ABs Jonah Lomu and John Kirwan are the Goats ✌🏾

[@bbmb622]

growing up in the 80s, it was either Kirwan or Campese you tried to copy and commentary yourself as you side stepped at in at the school fields. Every kid wanted to be an All Black!

[@julianalderson6996]

not just kirwan shit some nice plays there and just good lines,

[@julianalderson6996]

he moved well"

[@kosipelitalia1811]

❤

[@robertvan-deroort5801]

Just my thoughts but when he was injured in Australia on All Black tour in 84.(shoulder dislocation against NSW I think) he was never the same. Sure he was still freakish, but think he was better early on. Remember think it was 83, his length of the field tries, beating 4,5,6 players at the time was unbelievable.

[@trapperdan]

Best try I've ever seen at 0:09 and again different view 4:50

[@antontheswan4903]

JK Machine 🙌

[@gustavoricardoperezmartin3598]

QUE DE SIR???? SIR!!!

[@pegan1050]

First time to watch john play, I would have him side by side with Jonah lomu.... Equals

[@justinthompson665]

Jk, Jonah......who will be the next destroyer?? It's been awhile!!

[@SupremeBros2012]

In school in Uk I was always chucked on the wing because they figure I would do no harm from there, thus I thought wing was a position for the rejects until I saw how Kirwan made the role the bedrock of the all blacks in the 80s . Since then I switched to right wing , wore no 14, team uniform was black and yes I emulated JK ever since

[@veciohag74]

Niko Kirwan portaci in serie B ! Forza Padova

[@cornbeefboi2530]

John Kirwan is a much better player than he is a rugby analyst.

[@cullyx2913]

King John right wing......Jonah left wing.......Cully full back......my favourite All Black back three.

[@sovietonion72]

Did that Welsh player take a swing at him after that try?? That's what it looks like.

[@MeanAzz_13]

That's what I thought, but I can't remember what happened, yet I would've watched it

[@NZ-SUBZERO]

I knew he was good but god dam not that good! Legend

[@markpaine1248]

Smoked campo

[@toiletsmithy3630]

Just like the 1991' Semi Final?

[@jaken44]

The king best of all time

[@JimmieCooper-le6vj]

Lomu was the best by far !!!

[@nathanbellamy3308]

It's funny cause a white boy was the original huge brown winger that every AB team now has. He was the man in the 80s

[@SupremeBros2012]

I’m wondering did he ever score against Ireland 😂

[@FaceUpTv]

pedantic and pathetic comment i know but his foot was in touch when he scored at 2.35. Great player come what may.

[@Paleos1000]

Le Cheval

[@mikespencer4922]

From great wing to great whinger.... damn thats sad.

[@lenrobadenhorst9112]

Pitty he never played against Carel du Plessis

[@SupremeBros2012]

But they played together in a world match against Europe in 1986 Carel was also good but not as sharp as Kirwan The bok player at the time that I wished played more was Danie Gerber Now that was one heck of a player

[@andrewe3165]

knighthood for running about.

[@chrisbrunskill6525]

Knighthood for igniting a nation - to this day - just check the comments : )

[@jeremyslaney5644]

I thought that John Kirwan's knighthood was NOT just for services to rugby, but for his services to mental health awareness

[@SupremeBros2012]

@@jeremyslaney5644it’s amazing the crap people will say just to get noticed, thanks for setting the record straight, yes indeed it was for mental illness but won’t have minded he got it for Rugby either

[@timmyg44]

sped up footage

[@EllliotJackRussel1]

Rugby players were faster back then

[@avebac1]

gordan ramsey plays rugby

[@fanoffreedom3003]

John kirwan didn't score the second try against Scotland , his foot was out lucky no video reffs back then lol

[@brentbecroft2890]

FAN of FREEDOM it wasn’t actually given a try. It was called back for shepherding.

[@bobbybobby3070]

Unfortunately today - with his far out punditry - it’s obvious JK should be taken off air for a HIA!! The guy was great to watch …. But he is so far out there to listen too! Mate - stay away from rugby comments … it’s sad to watch

[@nzrugbyvidz2132]

Total flop as a coach