After a confronting Northern Tour, James McOnie takes the alternative route and remembers what’s going well for the New Zealand Rugby.
On Friday NZ Rugby and the New Zealand Warriors came to a surprisingly amicable agreement on the release of Etene Nanai-Seturo from league. The consequences for young players are far-reaching, writes James McOnie.
Once again New Zealand rugby finds itself grappling with the always confronting and sobering question: does size matter?
James McOnie spoke to Smith on a 2-degree day in the city of Pau (pop. 80,000), in the south of France.
In the first part of a series on New Zealanders playing in the Northern Hemisphere, James McOnie catches up with former All Black first five and fullback Nick Evans.