New Zealand No.8 Legend Farewelled

He changed the rugby ball in the same crazy way that Kiwi farmers altered fencing wire. “The career of Zinzan Brooke, a singular player in a uniform age, ended at Twickenham yesterday amid a sea of points and plaudits. Brooke was a player of light and shade … and the Barbarians offered him the chance to air the variety of skills that few other No. 8’s possess.”