Sudden selection no joke for Māori All Blacks' new bolterMartin De Ruyter/Stuff Jacob Norris, a Mako rugby player of Ngāpuhi descent, recently played his first cap with the Māori All Blacks. Jacob Norris and his family were “pretty stoked” when his younger brother, Ollie, made the Māori All Blacks squad last month. “I've always wanted to have another options outside of rugby,” said Norris, now in the third year of the degree course. Shortly after moving to Nelson he achieved another “childhood dream” of making the Tasman Mako squad, later playing in the Mitre 10 Cup competition, which they won. ”First and foremost see how the rugby goes,” said Norris, who had the All Blacks within his sights.

Source: Stuff July 15, 2021 00:10 UTC