Wayne GrahamNew Otago Rugby Football Union life member Wayne Graham admits he had become disillusioned with the game and the amount of money which went into the professional side of the sport. Graham was awarded the life membership at a special general meeting of the union earlier this week. Graham said it was tough times during that period and he had become disillusioned with NZ Rugby (NZR) and its lack of financial support for the grassroots of the game. He said he was frustrated the lack of funding for the amateur side of the game when all the money was going to the professional game. Graham said he had just become a watcher of NZ rugby and felt "we had lost our way in the last 10 years."

Source: Otago Daily Times July 31, 2020 15:00 UTC