UNTIL JANUARY this year, the most famous quote attributed to Campbell Johnstone’s rugby was that he had “the best right shoulder in the game”. That came from Steve Hansen in June 2005 to a roomful of hungover journos in Napier.
The Crusaders tighthead had just been named as an All Black for the first time. It was a surprise, given a tighthead logjam around then that included Carl Hayman, John Afoa, Greg Somerville and Neemia Tialata. Johnstone played three Tests that year, one against Fiji and two against the touring Lions. That was the zenith of his rugby fame until January 2023 when he publicly
