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The Lions face up to to the All Blacks’ haka prior to to the rst Test in Auckland
MATCHDAY INFORMATION
GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND
What’s in in store beyond the 80 minutes tonight God of of Nations at at Thy feet In the bonds of of love we we meet Hear our our voices we we entreat God defend our our free land
Guard Paci c’s triple star
From the shafts of strife and
war Make her praises heard afar God defend New Zealand FLAG BEARERS
New New Zealand Zealand Rugby are honoured to have the the New New Zealand Zealand Defence Force with us this evening to present the the New Zealand and
and
British & Irish Lions ags to to acknowledge all those here tonight watching at at home or abroad who give their service to to our countries Nick Afoa
Representing our men men and
and
women from the New Zealand Defence Force this evening are Able Electronic Technician Technician David Motutere and
Able Marine Technician Technician Odin Robinson who are both Defence Blacks and
Navy Rugby team members ANTHEM SINGER:
NICK AFOA
Nick has always relished being able
to combine his two passions of rugby and
and
singing singing His debut singing singing the the New Zealand national anthem came at at at the the the 2003 Rugby World Cup That same year he he he played for the the New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby team Since then he he has has moved more toward his music career and
and
has has performed various national anthems at at at rugby and
and
netball matches including RWC 2011 MATCH ENTERTAINMENT: ZED ZED Iconic 2000s band ZED ZED have re-formed for for the DHL NZ Lions Series Their
ZED debut album album Silencer was the hit
album album of 2000 in in New New Zealand Zealand debuting at #1 on the New New Zealand Zealand album charts quickly achieving triple platinum status and
spawning six bona- de de radio radio hits “Renegade Fighter” was the #1 song on on on radio radio in in New Zealand during 2000 The band completed several
sell-out national tours and
and
capped the year off by winning big at at New Zealand’s equivalent of of the the Grammy Awards – taking out music awards for Album Of The Year Top Top Group and
Top Top Male Vocalist Nathan King lead singer of ZED says the band has been looking forward to playing in in in front of a a a a a a a a a a a full house at Eden Park after a a a a a a a a a a six-year break “We haven’t played together since the the the Rugby World Cup in in in 2011 so when the the the the opportunity to share the the the eld again with the the All Blacks came up we we knew we we had to to grab it it it It’ll be exciting to to spark things up and
you never know where it it it might lead for ZED in the future ” 78 // OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
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