Northern Ireland v New Zealand Match Programme

CONTENTS

TEAMS

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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

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MICHAEL O’NEILL

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PATRICK NELSON 7 NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD 16 OLIVER NORWOOD INTERVIEW 18 DID YOU KNOW? 22 THE OPPONENTS - NEW ZEALAND 29 LIAM BOYCE INTERVIEW 38 MASCOTS 44 INTERNATIONAL RECORD 47

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