The One From New Zealand's South Island
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06/05/20 • 24 min
Alex is joined by Jeremy Drake, club captain and starting hooker for one of the most unique rugby clubs in the world. Wakatipu sits just under the southern alps on New Zealand's South Island. Its squad is made up of locals and tourists, many of whom play whilst they're on holiday or working in the local ski resorts, and their numbers have included former All Blacks captain Justin Marshall and his international teammate and current Highlanders centre Michael Collins. Take a trip to the other side of the world to find out a little more about what makes Kiwi rugby so special in our latest House of Rugby Short.
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Alex is joined by Jeremy Drake, club captain and starting hooker for one of the most unique rugby clubs in the world. Wakatipu sits just under the southern alps on New Zealand's South Island. Its squad is made up of locals and tourists, many of whom play whilst they're on holiday or working in the local ski resorts, and their numbers have included former All Blacks captain Justin Marshall and his international teammate and current Highlanders centre Michael Collins. Take a trip to the other side of the world to find out a little more about what makes Kiwi rugby so special in our latest House of Rugby Short.
Join the House of Rugby Facebook Group
Want to hear more great podcasts from JOE?
- JOE's Football Spin, for instant reaction to the latest in the Premier League and the world of football.
- TKO with Carl Frampton, bringing you unprecedented access and brutal honesty from inside the world of boxing
- Sportspages - Dig into the stories behind some of the greatest sports books ever written
- Boys Don't Cry with Russell Kane, the show that gets men talking about the things men never talk about
- Unfiltered with James O'Brien, our critically-acclaimed and award-nominated interview series
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