Highlanders 2nd Chance Charlie representative Ben Carpenter takes a break from training during the filming of the television show. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDBen Carpenter freely admits to wasting his first chance at rugby stardom. He had been involved in the Hawke’s Bay Academy before being picked for the Otago under-19 team and playing for the Southern premiers. The show is taking New Zealand rugby players who slipped through the cracks and giving them a second chance at stardom. I was told to hang around Hawke’s Bay and play club rugby with the academy."

Source: Otago Daily Times May 09, 2021 16:32 UTC