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The Strike Weapons of '98

A guest post by former Black Fern Melodie Robinson, celebrating the best back three you might never have seen.

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Melodie Robinson
Oct 12, 2022
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A near unstoppable Vanessa Cootes in the final of the 1998 World Cup against the USA in the Netherlands. Joanna Caird / Photosport

I can’t tell you with precision the first time I met Melodie because I’m pretty sure it involved drinking Belgian lager - which was an exotic experience for New Zealanders around the turn of the century - out of large glasses…

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