An All Blacks great hopes Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is given a chance to show his World Cup class on this year's northern tour. John Kirwan says league convert Tuivasa-Sheck was unlucky in his transition to union, even though he has already got to wear the All Blacks jersey. Events have not proved kind to Tuivasa-Sheck, who like Kirwan is a former Warriors league player. Kirwan told Newstalk ZB's D'Arcy Waldegrave: "It was the right thing to release him to play for Auckland, he needs to play the game. Kirwan also called on rugby to mimic league in the way the rival code reacted quickly to problems on the field.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 15, 2022 17:28 UTC