Three years ago, Charmaine Smith’s world lay in tatters. A bulging disk pressing on her spinal cord left the awardwinning Black Fern with no alternative but to medically retire from professional rugby.
These days, she’s competing in rugby’s inaugural global women’s rugby tournament, WXV1, and in the best form of her life. She’s also mum to her ultimate bundle of joy, two-year-old Amīria.
“I feel so good,” says Charmaine, 32, who says she is now in peak physical condition –
