Rugby under-20s take on a totally new frontier
NO COMFORT: Savea (centre) paddling down the Tongariro River. SLEEPING alone under the stars was not what Julian Savea expected at rugby camp. Savea (right) and teammates Willy Ione and Mike Kainga...
View ArticleTough way to get picked for the team
By LIZ PROCTOR, BEN STRANG and KIMBERLEY CRAYTON-BROWN FORTY-FIVE rugby players battling it out for places in the NZ under 20s World Cup squad have been given a different kind of challenge. Rather than...
View ArticleUnder-20 rugby players tackle outdoor pursuits
Under-20 rugby players race through the Tongariro River rapids. FORTY-FIVE talented young Kiwi rugby players can rest easy after a week outside their comfort zones. The young men were under-20 players...
View ArticlePlayers learn lesson in bouncing back
THE first few steps seem easy enough. Then the gravel path narrows as trees and scrub become denser, forming a tunnel around the boys. The steps’ wooden retainers look as if they are stacked on top of...
View ArticleSir Ed’s adventures bought back to life in children’s book
WELLINGTON artist Phoebe Morris has illustrated a children’s book about the exploits of Sir Edmund Hillary. ‘First to the Top – Sir Edmund Hillary’s Amazing Everest Adventure’ was written by author and...
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