Devonport local Don Hall has won six tickets to the All Blacks first test against the Lions at Eden Park on Saturday. Photo/Peter Meecham
One lucky winner is about to see the All Blacks and Lions go head to head, after he won six tickets thanks to the Herald and ASB - and he hopes it won't be a repeat of the Lions' famous 1971 win.
It is 46 years since rugby fanatic Don
Hall saw the British and Irish Lions play in New Zealand, the only side to have secured the ultimate prize of beating the All Blacks in a test series.
But this year, Hall thinks the All Blacks have the win in the bag.
"I think there will be a better outcome this time. I don't think they've got so many class players this time," said Hall referring to Lions greats such as Welsh halfback Gareth Edwards and fullback JPR Williams.
The Devonport resident, who played rugby until he was 54, and his two sons entered the ballot for tickets but missed out.
"It doesn't matter though, now I've got these tickets. It's incredible," Hall said.
"I buy heaps of raffles at the rugby club but I've never ever had any beneficial results."
He said he was "thunderstruck" when he got the phone call to say he had won.
