Phil Gifford relates some of the story behind working on Sir Wayne Smith’s book, Smithy: Endless Winters and the Spring of ’22 (out now) and the inner workings of a man who has been involved in the thick of the All Blacks and rugby in general for over 40 years.
All Blacks Tours are gearing up to send large numbers to Rugby World Cup 2023 and they have enlisted a former All Black in the know as one of their tour guides.
Damian McKenzie struck a rich vein of form for the Chiefs through March and April and, as Campbell Burnes writes, he could be the man to inspire the Chiefs to their first Super Rugby title in a decade.
Renowned for his dazzling speed and fearless defence, Leroy Carter has quickly established himself in the All Blacks Sevens team. Peter White finds out what makes the dynamic maestro tick.
You would not know that Jorja Miller spent much of 2022 rehabbing after knee surgery when you consider she has taken the Women’s Sevens World Series circuit by storm in 2023, writes Campbell Burnes.
Campbell Burnes interviews the man tasked with driving the Black Ferns 15s team, culture and pathway through to at least the 2025 Rugby World Cup (pages 24-27).
Phil Gifford tries to make sense of a bizarre season for the All Blacks, now ranked No 3 in the world, as they sought to shed their Jekyll and Hyde performance persona.