WHAT GRAHAM HENRY BRINGS (BACK) TO THE ALL BLACKS | JOHN AFOA
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What are John Afoa's experiences and achievements in rugby?
This is the DSPN. What a treat this is. Straight into him. John R4 is in the studio with us. Now, I'm going to go through a bit of a bio here, mate. And I know that you've heard all of this before because you've lived all of this before. But just so that everyone knows exactly what the accomplishments are of our man who is sitting over here. 38 tests for the All Blacks. You're the forwards coach for Counties Monaco at the moment. You're a general manager of University Rugby Club in Auckland. You've had a really distinguished career both here for the All Blacks internationally, playing overseas as well. Member of that World Cup squad in 2011. Widely respected, especially your scrummaging skills. You've had such a... I just think it's a fascinating...
life in this playing for ulster playing for gloucester playing for bristol so you've been all around the show you've had experience in france as well um and here you are back in new zealand obviously putting back into it and still of an age and stage that you're really contributing and loving every second of it so welcome to the show my friend
No, no, pleasure to be here, you know what I mean. Jamie reached out, a good 85s man from our tour in Sri Lanka. He bought me a couple of beers last week, so I felt like I was owed, but no, happy to be home. And it's strange thinking, you know, it's been three years since I've been back. Three years ago, I was part of that Crusaders team, shockingly, that actually won that Super Rugby final, which only seems like that long ago. So, no, enjoying being home and getting amongst the local scene of club footy.
Look, I've got to make mention of that. Of course, John became the oldest player at the time. I think you still are the oldest to play for.
I think that's right. That would have been like 500 and what?
Do you actually know how many games you've played? I racked up 516. First class games. First class games, yeah, 516.
How does John Afoa evaluate the All Blacks' latest squad announcement?
500 was the big one. That was like a real goal for me once I got closer to it. And then, yeah, major to just, you know, that coming home flame for the Crusaders and a couple of games for the Bay just made sure it sort of got over the line there. You know what I mean?
You just do the math on that. 500 first class games. Even if it's 20 or 25 a year, that's an incredible amount. It's well over a 20 year career. So it's even more than that. You're playing close to 25 to 30 games a year.
Yeah, I think I did 23 years total, professional.
How many scrum resets and scrum practices?
Oh, mate, it's disgusting. I don't know how my back... Thousands, if we could sack that up, that'd be in the 10,000 range. Well, you think of trainings and bits and pieces, like games itself. Yeah, you'll need to get someone to do the stats. But yeah, I'm lucky that I'm walking in a straight line at the moment. So I'll take that.
Well, before we even get into the All Blacks, can we just talk about, since you experience a Super Rugby, that Hurricanes side and what you thought this year in totality of their performances culminating in a 60-pointer in the finals?
Well, it was amazing, wasn't it? You know, everyone knows I'm a big blues man, but, you know, the Hurricanes has always been sort of a team you admire. Played against them back in the days in the 2000s, but over the last three years, really, you know what I mean? They should have had a real go at it maybe three years ago, two years ago when they lost to the Chiefs at home. But, you know, the Saturday was, and I talked to people, it was a game to remember, an exciting game, which when there was only one way traffic, you know what I mean? It was a no contest game. Chiefs went in it sadly but it was still exciting to watch and I watched it from the start of the game to the end of the game because it was just that gripping sort of try offloading and a kind of game you want to see on telly.
I feel like that's sort of the way most people are feeling about this. Obviously not ones that live in the Chiefs region. But yeah, for an absolute blowout, it was still a really good watch.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are John Afoa's experiences and achievements in rugby?
0:00–1:39
2
How does John Afoa evaluate the All Blacks' latest squad announcement?
1:39–5:18
3
What tactical profiles do Cortez Ratima and Kyle Preston bring to the All Blacks?
5:18–10:07
4
What is the significance of the 'illusion of height' in international lineouts?
10:07–14:23
5
How did the Hurricanes perform in the recent Super Rugby season?
14:23–19:29
6
What challenges does Dave Rennie face in his first tests as All Blacks coach?
19:29–25:16
7
How does the All Blacks' selection policy impact player performance?
25:16–29:24
8
What are the implications of Moana Pasifika's exit from Super Rugby Pacific?
29:24–49:30
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