SMITHY: ENDLESS WINTERS & THE SPRING OF '22

Wayne Smith is arguably the finest rugby brain in the world — a man the players he coached dubbed ‘The Professor’. In Smithy: Endless Winters & The Spring of ’22, we’ll hear from not only Wayne, but also the women and men who took the Ferns to a World title.

In this long-awaited memoir, Wayne Smith will tell his best, most entertaining, insightful, and amusing anecdotes from an amazing career in in the game. We’ll look inside the Black Ferns’ World Cup triumph, which saw Wayne go from a man entitled to free bus rides with his Gold Card, to the dancing leader of a diverse, vibrant group of players and coaches who won all Kiwis’ hearts.

From his 1979 playing debut in a Canterbury side to the joy at Eden Park as the Black Ferns united a nation in 2022, Wayne Smith's story - as a Ranfurly Shield winner, All Black, multiple Super Rugby and World Cup-winning coach - is told in depth for the first time.

Hardcover.

ISBN: 9781776940271
Imprint: Mower
Publication Date: 05 October 2023
Dimensions: 160mm x 240mm
Weight: 830g
No. Of Pages: 312