The 'reel' McCaw

Last month I sat in a darkened cinema with a bunch of film distributors to watch Chasing Great, the doco/feature film about Richie McCaw which opens nationwide on 1 September.

And although I'm as far from your standard rugby head as it's possible to be, I found myself engaged with the tale of the shy farm boy who became one of the best rugby players of all time.

My story about the film is published in this month's North and South Magazine (click here to read).

Champions

I once worked with a clearly delusional woman in the UK who told me, straightfaced, that the British rugby team was the best in the world.

Believe me, I had to dig deep that day not to take a swing at her.

In the early hours of this morning, after a few hours sleep (thanks Robbie for the free gig last night!) we watched the best rugby team on the planet bring it home.

Someone sent me this video today - ignore the fact that it's spruiking over-priced  headphones and enjoy how beautifully shot and emotional it is.