What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks

[chimoaus]

I have fond memories as a kid travelling to Auckland to watch a test. We pulled into a motel and my Dad told me to get out of the car. Got out of the car and Bryan Williams was standing there, shook his hand and I was so stoked. Pretty sure he owned or ran the motel from memory.

[Stargazer]

Slightly more on topic. Can anyone help this poster on twitter (below the AB post with Matt Todd)?

[Bovidae]

Here is the squad on that tour.

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[dogmeat]

@Bovidae well it's not mac herewini

Why don't they ask BJ?

[Bovidae]

Maybe this guy - Jules Le Lievre

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[dogmeat]

that's him

Jules Le Lievre - Wikipedia

better photo

[Bovidae]

Which of you old fellas had heard of him?

[dogmeat]

@Bovidae pass

[Smudge]

@dogmeat said in What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks:

that's him

Jules Le Lievre - Wikipedia

better photo

I'll answer on Twitter to make me look like the all-knowing oracle.

[Nepia]

@Bovidae said in What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks:

Which of you old fellas had heard of him?

I have as he has a unique name for NZ and o have a bunch of old rugby books. But I couldn’t have picked him from the pic.

[Nevorian]

@Bovidae said in What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks:

Which of you old fellas had heard of him?

Me, went to school with his son

[jegga]

@Nepia said in What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks:

@Bovidae said in What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks:

Which of you old fellas had heard of him?

I have as he has a unique name for NZ and o have a bunch of old rugby books. But I couldn’t have picked him from the pic.

There’s a couple with quite odd names , Beethoven Algar , Tori ( sanitorium ) Reid .

[Bovidae]

I always make a point of looking at the first names of players in the 1st XV games I go to. Gen Z kids have all sorts of strange names. Look at the Taranaki U19 squad with Millenium and Crusader.

[taniwharugby]

@Bovidae said in What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks:

Crusader

only 1 super team for that kid!

[Nepia]

@jegga said in What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks:

@Nepia said in What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks:

@Bovidae said in What are they up to now? - Former All Blacks:

Which of you old fellas had heard of him?

I have as he has a unique name for NZ and o have a bunch of old rugby books. But I couldn’t have picked him from the pic.

There’s a couple with quite odd names , Beethoven Algar , Tori ( sanitorium ) Reid .

I was more referring to his French (?) surname but agree there have been some interesting names.

The Reid family have continued to use Tori down through the generations - I don’t know whether they use the full name or just Tori though.

[mikedogz]

Xavier Rush in the Hair Transplant business

[Smudge]

Steve McDowall is handy with a lawn mower:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/114506747/why-all-blacks-prop-steve-mcdowall-was-a-man-before-his-time

*Following his return to New Zealand McDowall turned his attention to the lawn mowing and garden care industry.

It started when his son was wanting to earn some pocket money and dad set him up with some gear; sensing an opportunity to tap into the market McDowall senior did some investigating and says the business, with the help of a business partner, has gone from clipping 14 lawns to around 2500.*

[sparky]

Fitzy talking the Oxford Union a couple of months ago about his time with the All Blacks, Rugby in general and the Laureus Sports Foundation that he chairs:

[sparky]

Lima Sops living the dream somewhere near Coventry:

[Machpants]

@sparky pathetic, I've just finished 5+ years as stay at home dad (working school hours where I can) of 4 boys. It's a doodle compared to a real job