About the Author

Bob Howitt has spent a lifetime writing about rugby. Rugby correspondent of the Auckland Star for a decade, editor of the iconic Rugby News for a quarter of a century and of the much-admired New Zealand rugby annuals, and founder editor of NZ Rugby World magazine. This is his 18th book on the game, some written in collaboration with famous personalities; some teamed with Diane Haworth; and the three hugely successful volumes of NZ Rugby Greats. A long-serving member of the New Zealand Sports Journalists Association, Bob is a past winner of the New Zealand Sports Journalist of the Year award.