A day like no other

Alone It Stands, John Breen’s play about the infamous 1978 All Black loss to Irish club Munster, ran at Sydney’s Opera House Drama Theatre during the Rugby World Cup – not on match nights, of course. “Americans of a certain age remember where they were the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. For Kiwis, it’s the day their world-beating rugby team suffered a catastrophic 12-0 loss to 15 Irish provincial underdogs.” NZ actor Rupert Cox was the only cast member with previous rugby experience, trialling for the New Zealand Colts.