Aaron Smith performs the haka prior to the International Test match between the All Blacks and France at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photo: Getty ImagesAll Black star Aaron Smith has revealed his public toilet tryst cost him "mana" and the haka leadership. At the time, the 29-year-old - a veteran of 74 tests - was leader of the All Blacks haka. Smith went on to reclaim his starting spot in the All Blacks later in 2016 and in October 2017 led the haka again. Talking in the book also about the haka, Colin Meads, who died in August last year aged 81, said emphasis on the haka had become too big.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 11, 2018 23:03 UTC