Piri Weepu is a true NZ rugby legend, the instinctive halfback had a unique ability as a 9 and showed all his talents as he helped guided the All Blacks to the 2011 RWC when the nation started the 'Keep Calm Piri is on' movement.
We talk about plenty in this one like...
Piri's Tiki Tours and how he got his own TV show
Growing up in Wainuomata and his love for League
Making his way into the Wellington Lions and Hurricanes
The fog Final where he was KO'd
Missing out on the 2007 RWC with the All Blacks and how hard that was
How close he was to going to the NRL
Making the 2011 RWC and how he handled the pressure of the nation
His departure at the Hurricanes
The stroke he had at the Blues
His move over to the UK and France and why he feel out of love for the game
The struggles with life after rugby
And hard to believe but heaps more in this mammoth episode.
Piri is such a true character of the game and such a good lad, I'm sure you'll enjoy this one. If you do please do us a huge favour and share it with someone you think would enjoy it.