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Title: Wayne Shelford
Category: Rugby
Description: Wayne Shelford is one of history's great Rugby players. An important element in New Zealand's 1987 World Cup Winning team, he went on to Captain the All Blacks, who, I believe, never lost under his leadership.
This is the 'public' portrait, and I believe it hangs in the 'Wayne Shelford Suite' at Franklins Gardens.
He would arrive for sittings exactly on time, drink a full pot of coffee over the first hour's posing, and then like a burst dam, launch into a polemic about Rugby or politics, or usually both. I learned more about Rugby, painting Mr Shelford, than I did on all the courses and clinics I ever attended. |
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