Today, at number eight,
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When the eight coached by the famed Rusty Robertson arrived in Munich,
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That was brilliant enough,
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So the rowers Hurt,
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All terrific stuff so far. But what clinched its place high on the emotional pedestal? The rowers stood awaiting the national anthem. Ever since New Zealanders had won gold at the Games,
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The Munich Games, sadly,
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