At 21 test matches and at 25 years old, Ethan de Groot has already laid the foundations on the way to becoming one of Southland’s all-time great All Blacks.
Fantastic story of a young man’s passion and drive to succeed .So proud that we have a Southlander and All Black that is happy to stay and affiliate with Southland
Great story. Shows the hard hard work that goes into any player looking to get to the pinnacle of pulling on the AB jersey. Especially up in the engine room of the scrum. They all have a story behind them, I can remember a pretty handy player on the way to becoming an AB player with a famous Southland name playing out at Wrights Bush and after the game pulling on a pair of tennis shoes and running back to Invercargill. Won't be long before we see his grandson in Maroon.
Also saw Frank Oliver being asked if he could pick up a huge tractor tyre after a game at Milton for Toko. Didn't just pick it up he put it end over end to the other end of the paddock.
The physicality of the game today is mind blowing. Wings that weigh in over 100kgs running at you at speed would be akin to taking park in the running of the bulls in Spain. You just know its going to hurt.
I hope they look after Ethan and he will have a long career in the black jersey
Fantastic story of a young man’s passion and drive to succeed .So proud that we have a Southlander and All Black that is happy to stay and affiliate with Southland
Great story. Shows the hard hard work that goes into any player looking to get to the pinnacle of pulling on the AB jersey. Especially up in the engine room of the scrum. They all have a story behind them, I can remember a pretty handy player on the way to becoming an AB player with a famous Southland name playing out at Wrights Bush and after the game pulling on a pair of tennis shoes and running back to Invercargill. Won't be long before we see his grandson in Maroon.
Also saw Frank Oliver being asked if he could pick up a huge tractor tyre after a game at Milton for Toko. Didn't just pick it up he put it end over end to the other end of the paddock.
The physicality of the game today is mind blowing. Wings that weigh in over 100kgs running at you at speed would be akin to taking park in the running of the bulls in Spain. You just know its going to hurt.
I hope they look after Ethan and he will have a long career in the black jersey
You missed out DAMIAN MCKENZIE.