To say Santo Taumata burst onto the scene is an understatement. Picking her for a Test debut against Australia in 2022 in her first year out of high school and only three years after taking up the game, then Black Ferns coach Wayne Smith said of the 19-year-old tight head prop “We might just see the birth of a star.” The Professor is rarely wrong and once again he’d found a gem.
It's been somewhat of an unconventional path, but Brad Weber will become just the eighth player to reach centurion status for the Chiefs on Saturday afternoon.
Weber is set to become the club’s eighth ‘Chiefs Centurion’ joining the exclusive group which includes Liam Messam, Hika Elliot, Stephen Donald, Tanerau Latimer, Sam Cane, Brodie Retallick and Aaron Cruden.
Folau Fakatava should ignore the selection myth that players need to start for their clubs to be All Blacks.
Pre-season training can often be unpleasant, but it can also create lasting, and good, memories.
Former All Blacks backrower Liam Messam has sung the praises of All Black Sam Cane, ahead of the 28-year-olds first test as permanent captain of the national side.
In tonight's match between the Chiefs and the Crusaders in Hamilton, Sam Whitelock will bring up 150 matches for the visitors. While milestones such as Whitelock's are cause for celebration, a player reaching the 150-cap mark hasn't always brought good fortune.
Former All Black Tanerau Latimer has returned from France and will play for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup competition.
Former All Black Tanerau Latimer has returned from France and will play for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup competition.
